Every character from Han’s adored previous novel is back, with new dimensions given to nearly every one of them. When a viral video of a steamy love session between Peter and Lara Jean rears its ugly head and a boy from the past enters Lara Jean's life once more, Lara Jean's life gets complicated. This frees the pair to start a romantic relationship with a clean slate, but over the course of the novel it becomes clear that embarking on a relationship that turns an aggressive blind eye to baggage is never a good idea. In the wake of the events detailed in To All the Boys I Loved Before (2014), Lara Jean confesses her love for handsome golden boy Peter. Lara Jean's romantic entanglements complicate themselves further. As in the first novel, unexpected twists lead to surprising revelations (this time helping Clara learn more about the lives of angels and her own special angel qualities), and the incessant conflict between destiny and free will drives Clara’s actions-and heart. Although it’s clear which direction Clara’s increasingly petulant younger brother, Jeffrey, is heading, occasional literary and pop references (“First rule of Angel Club, you do not talk about Angel Club”) keep the first-person narration snappy. As she tries to piece together clues and a new purpose from the dreams, she must also be on constant watch for the evil fallen angel (known as a Black Wing) Samjeeza.

She’s started having a different set of dreams, which reveal that someone close to her is about to die. Picking up after the fire in which she rescued rodeo star Tucker, discovered that Christian (the boy from her dreams) is an angel like her and failed to fully realize her “purpose” as an angel, Clara Gardner faces her senior year with a new set of problems.

Readers who enjoyed the steadfast characters, plotting and romance of Unearthly (2010) can expect more of the same in this equally satisfying sequel.

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