A review by sahanasri
The Brightness Between Us by Eliot Schrefer

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This is the sequel to one of my favorite books of 2022 that got me back into reading (The Darkness Outside Us). I love how once again the plot and mystery build very quickly and effectively - and man does this series know how to do a plot twist. However, this felt a lot more contrived or just written for the sake of having a sequel. I didn’t particularly love the new characters (owl u are so annoying but in the way most 15 year olds are i suppose) and the plot felt a bit rehashed in some ways. Overall though I liked the creativity given to fleshing out the world and characters more and how sci fi tropes feel pretty fresh within this world. Also damn some of the tense action sequences really had me on the edge of my seat and they’re so well described it feels like watching a movie. SPEAKING OF THERES GONNA BE A MOVIE OF THE FIRST BOOK everyone go watch it because i will be :D