Eclipsing is the second book in the Zoe Eferhild Chronicles. This book picks up right at the cliffhanger that book one leaves off on.

The world-building in this story was amazing. I loved traversing the cosmos and exploring the star realms that were introduced in Emerging. Rigil, the elemental ground realm, was my favourite to explore. Lawton writes beautiful and immersive worlds that I enjoyed getting lost in. The atmosphere is much more tense with the realms at war. The story is filled with action, suspense, and lots of spice.

One of my favourite parts of this series is the mental health representation. I love that readers get to explore these important issues with the characters in this story. The characters are fantastically developed. I loved the in-depth look at their pasts and trauma, and really enjoyed the friendships and relationships in this found family of characters. With so many characters in this story, I really loved that I got to experience the story from multiple POVs this time.

I really loved seeing more of Elvy and Zoe's relationship and seeing them explore and learn about the darkness they have inside them. The new romantic relationship is quickly becoming my favourite in this series and I am excited to see where it goes in the next book.

If you love found family, well developed characters, and fantasy romance with a bit of a sci-fi feel you definitely do not want to miss this series.

Like Emerging, Eclipsing leaves off on another cliffhanger and I will be eagerly awaiting the next book in this series.

Thank you EC, for the ARC copy of Eclipsing. I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.