Whichwood

Laylee is such a fabulous character! And then Alice and Oliver show up to help. It is so wonderful to see them working together and see what they accomplish. I also love to see how they grow and face their own shortcomings.
The amount of creativity in the world building blows my mind. It is a feast for the senses!
This duology is a new favorite!

I'll admit that I went into this blind without knowing it was a sequel and without having read Furthermore. That probably made it harder for me to enjoy this book which is a little unfair. However, it was an enjoyable read with a wonderful dark undertone. What didn't work was the emphasis on two romances that had zero chemistry beyond boy meets girl. Tahereh Mafi also has this tendency to skip over character interaction altogether which only exacerbated the problem.