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So this was a really good continuation of the previous volume, but with a greater focus on the past of the setting, as opposed to the present. This volume dives into the event known as the Second Summer of Love, which happened ten years ago and changed the world on a fundamental level. It’s hard getting into it without spoilers, but suffice to say that if one has read the previous volume, then one has an idea of the enormity of the aftermath of that event, and how it has touched the lives of all the protagonists in one way or another.
In line with that, this volume also explores the histories of Jacky Magus and Eliza: two of the supers who were most involved in the Second Summer of Love. They’re both deeply complicated people, and it was great to see how, in some ways, they both came into their own during the momentous events of 1989. The volume also gives the reader a look at the past of Isabella, Masumi’s girlfriend, who, though she is not herself a super, gives the reader a perspective of what happened during the Second Summer of Love from the viewpoint of an ordinary person. Her story is a reminder of why the supers take such care about what they do and how they do anything: because whatever action they take, but especially big actions, will affect the lives of countless people like Isabella. In some ways, dying might be easy, because living in the aftermath is usually much harder.
Overall this was a great continuation of the first volume. While there’s still worldbuilding being done here, the themes established in the first volume are explored further in this one. The characters are as intriguing and as complicated as ever: Eliza, in particular, is my personal favorite along with Etienne. But there have been some VERY interesting developments in this one, and given the way this volume ended, I’m eager to see what’ll happen next.
Originally posted at kamreadsandrecs.tumblr.com.
So this was a really good continuation of the previous volume, but with a greater focus on the past of the setting, as opposed to the present. This volume dives into the event known as the Second Summer of Love, which happened ten years ago and changed the world on a fundamental level. It’s hard getting into it without spoilers, but suffice to say that if one has read the previous volume, then one has an idea of the enormity of the aftermath of that event, and how it has touched the lives of all the protagonists in one way or another.
In line with that, this volume also explores the histories of Jacky Magus and Eliza: two of the supers who were most involved in the Second Summer of Love. They’re both deeply complicated people, and it was great to see how, in some ways, they both came into their own during the momentous events of 1989. The volume also gives the reader a look at the past of Isabella, Masumi’s girlfriend, who, though she is not herself a super, gives the reader a perspective of what happened during the Second Summer of Love from the viewpoint of an ordinary person. Her story is a reminder of why the supers take such care about what they do and how they do anything: because whatever action they take, but especially big actions, will affect the lives of countless people like Isabella. In some ways, dying might be easy, because living in the aftermath is usually much harder.
Overall this was a great continuation of the first volume. While there’s still worldbuilding being done here, the themes established in the first volume are explored further in this one. The characters are as intriguing and as complicated as ever: Eliza, in particular, is my personal favorite along with Etienne. But there have been some VERY interesting developments in this one, and given the way this volume ended, I’m eager to see what’ll happen next.
Originally posted at kamreadsandrecs.tumblr.com.