The Invisible War

I actually think that I liked this one better than Dark Space. Now we go deeper: into Brady's POV, into his relationship with Cam, into what his sister means to him, into the Faceless. He's still an annoying little shit, though, so thank fuck for that. Darker Space also kinda fixes one issue I had, and Brady talks about his sexuality a bit.

I'm torn about the ending. Do I hate it? Do I love it? Guess I'm gonna have to read Starlight to know for sure, but I really want to tell the world that I imagine Kai-Ren exactly like this:

I liked this more than [b:Dark Space 16174363 Dark Space (Dark Space, #1) Lisa Henry https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1354020610l/16174363.SY75.jpg 22023544]; it deepens the relationship between Brady and Cam, and helps explain Brady's prickly personality with a few selective flashbacks to his difficult childhood before he was drafted at the tender age of 16. Although the relationship between the MCs is tested, it never wavers, and there are surprising developments to the mind-meld between them. Plus Brady really gets a chance to demonstrate his courage, much more than in the first book, although he also shows a great deal of stubborn stupidity as well. I'm not a big fan of kids in romance novels, but Brady's little sister Lucy is cute without being annoying. I have some issues with how the dreaded Faceless leader Kai-Ren has evolved over the two books so far from cruel rapist to someone a little girl can hug but I'm willing to wait and see how the finale plays out. I'm glad I am reading this in 2020 because I can immediately move on to the last book in the series, [b:Starlight 52226950 Starlight (Dark Space, #3) Lisa Henry https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570047077l/52226950.SX50_SY75.jpg 73617804], as the ending of this book leaves the MCs poised for their greatest adventure. I feel bad for readers who had to wait four years in between books! This series is cementing my relationship with Lisa Henry as a go-to author for interesting, emotional M/M romance in a variety of subgenres.