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A review by xxivo
Two Who Live On by M.N. Bennet
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This sequel shows everything that can be amazing about a second book in a series.
This book starts off after the happy ending of last book with a date between Milo and Dorian. These two men together, gosh I love them so much. I love how their relationship is portrayed as a real one where the flaws of each character causes friction, but then through good communication things get resolved. The way they care and are not perfect is one of the bigger reasons why I love this paring so much. Both of them try their best for the other and there is so much tenderness and sweetness it makes me swoon.
Outside of the romance though, there is a whole lotta plot to talk about. This book goes a bit more into the worldbuilding of how accumulation of whisps can create different kinds of beings and the lore was all so cool. The world feels simple at it's core and is easy to understand, but has a lot of layered magic rules that together make an amazing world to read about.
Now knowing more about the world a new problem presents itself around the fact there are more and more demons, that Milo has his hands full with. We see a lot more of Milo in his book and Dorian played more of a support role to Milo being the hero. And that might sound weird for a main character to feel like a support character, but if I'm honest I really enjoyed this and the way it was done. Partners of public heros are fun to follow and this book totally proves this.
There is also still a lot of school shenanigans and these teens get a more and more prominent spot in my heart. The jokes from these kids kept making me chuckle but in the same way these kids caring for each other gave me loads of sweet and gentle smiles. With Dorian teaching them it's clear how much he also cares for them and that care is highly contagious in a good way and made me enjoy the book all the more.
Concluding this book was a total gem and I cannot wait until the third will be here.
I received an eARC and this was my honest review.
This book starts off after the happy ending of last book with a date between Milo and Dorian. These two men together, gosh I love them so much. I love how their relationship is portrayed as a real one where the flaws of each character causes friction, but then through good communication things get resolved. The way they care and are not perfect is one of the bigger reasons why I love this paring so much. Both of them try their best for the other and there is so much tenderness and sweetness it makes me swoon.
Outside of the romance though, there is a whole lotta plot to talk about. This book goes a bit more into the worldbuilding of how accumulation of whisps can create different kinds of beings and the lore was all so cool. The world feels simple at it's core and is easy to understand, but has a lot of layered magic rules that together make an amazing world to read about.
Now knowing more about the world a new problem presents itself around the fact there are more and more demons, that Milo has his hands full with. We see a lot more of Milo in his book and Dorian played more of a support role to Milo being the hero. And that might sound weird for a main character to feel like a support character, but if I'm honest I really enjoyed this and the way it was done. Partners of public heros are fun to follow and this book totally proves this.
There is also still a lot of school shenanigans and these teens get a more and more prominent spot in my heart. The jokes from these kids kept making me chuckle but in the same way these kids caring for each other gave me loads of sweet and gentle smiles. With Dorian teaching them it's clear how much he also cares for them and that care is highly contagious in a good way and made me enjoy the book all the more.
Concluding this book was a total gem and I cannot wait until the third will be here.
I received an eARC and this was my honest review.