We Set the Dark on Fire was a story of political intrigue and romance set in a fictional Latinx-inspired country facing issues resonant in our world today. This sequel shifts t he point of view to Carmen, rival-turned-love interest of Dani, the young immigrant woman at the center of the first book. Returning to La Voz, the activist social justice group in which she was raised, Carmen finds some people questioning whether she's more devoted to Dani than their cause of overthrowing the corrupt and exclusionary government of Medio. Carmen wants to prove her loyalty, but also doesn't want Dani, who spied for La Voz, left stranded in the household of Mateo Garcia, scion of a powerful political family. Carmen is also alarmed by changes in La Voz during her years away, including a second-in-command more interested in power than ideals. Unsure if she can support La Voz anymore, she goes rogue to extract Dani, even as she wonders whether Dani retains any feelings for her since being abandoned. An action-packed plot offsets drawn out romantic uncertainty (she likes you already!), while the moral and ethical decisions Carmen faces when the organization and people who have been her compass can no longer be trusted or admired deepen the substance of this satisfying tale. (Age 13 and older)