Kingdom Hearts II is an entertaining and often tragic story that reflects on the impact of friendships and memory. I enjoyed how the story immediately becomes mysterious and somewhat eerie, and that it finally taught me how Roxas is associated with Sora, as this has always been a perplexing element of Kingdom Hearts lore. Though the book stalled at the start, by the end I was excited to keep reading more about these characters and their devastating, yet hopeful, journeys.