In general, this is a light and fluffy series, full of Brigitte and Yuri just being adorable dorks dancing around their feelings for each other. But then... the story will quickly get surprisingly dark and hit hard. This volume had more moments like that than the first one, with Brigitte being forced to confront her trauma in multiple ways.

We do get her ex-fiancé Joseph's POV in this volume, which I was wondering about a lot in the last one, and let's just say... while I can understand why he does what he does, it in no way excuses his behavior, and the consequences of said behavior are more than deserved.

I really love all the characters in this series, from Brigitte and Yuri to Brigitte's new posse Nival and Kira. Their dynamics are really fun, and the side conversations happening in the background that Brigitte is totally oblivious to are quite humorous. Of course, Yuri and Brigitte's relationship is developing nicely, with lots of blushes and comedic communication mistimings, so I'm looking forward to seeing when they will finally get on the same page (Yuri's adeptness at not being able to read between the lines of what Brigitte says at all is really something else). I'm also glad the world is expanding a bit more beyond just the school, and we're getting more details about the world of spirits and how they interact with humans.

That cliffhanger at the end sent me reeling a bit, and like the first volume, all I am left with is wishing for poor Brigitte to just catch and break and be able to finally enjoy her life and new-found small bubble of happiness.