Well this was pretty enjoyable!
Mind you, I adored "Face Blind", book one in this series, quite a lot more, but I was still glad to get Scratch/Si's story and read about his past a bit more. Him finally getting his hard-won HEA was absolutely priceless.
Si and Zig were great protagonists. None of them shine quite as much as Corin, but they were still pretty lovable. Si's gentleness and patience made me fall in love with him, whereas Zig managed to win me over throughout the book, and I was 100% team Zig by the end of it. I wanted to jump into the book and hug him too!
Their romance was pretty cute as well. Second-chance is one of my favourite tropes, and I was so glad to see them reach their HEA: they totally deserved it.

On the other hand, I think something was slightly missing for me: maybe it was their dynamic at times? Zig kept hiding things to protect Si because he felt undeserving of his affection, whereas Si had a bit of a tendency to keep things to himself without giving Zig the chance to explain. It bugged me at times, and made the reading experience slightly stressful and frustrating.
Also, too much Adam being a dickhead and not enough Corin. NOT NEARLY ENOUGH CORIN *stomps feet* WELL, okay that aside, this was a pretty enjoyable read.
I adored getting to meet Kai a bit better too: who do I have to bribe to get JL Merrow to write a story about them next?! They deserve a story and HEA SO MUCH, because I feel like they have a ton of potential. Plus, that mysterious past? Gimme, gimme, gimme.

Anyway, I'm glad I read this book, despite not loving it as much as book one.
JL Merrow's writing and humour is unparalleled as usual, truly excellent, and the Glastonbury setting, the small-town atmosphere, the quirky side characters, made the experience even more enjoyable. I'm looking forward to what comes next.

TWs/CWs: abusive parent, homophobia.

Many thanks to GRR for the ARC. This is my honest opinion.