I pre-ordered my copy of Burn Bright the moment it was available on the bookdepository. I requested an arc at netgalley anyway, becaaauuusseee... because i couldn't wait until February. I'm very bad at waiting. 
 I didn't know what to expect of this book. Dark Star's ending was pretty tied up with a couple of open questions ready for a second book, but no clue about the direction this second book would take. The thing after reading Burn Bright is that the direction is fantastic. 
 We have a new villain who wants to find the remnant to open the Beneath and end this world. We have a bit of development in Audrey and Leon's relationship, especially since we met a guardian that was once in the same situation as this two. Some shocking news about Audrey's friends. Some supporting character development like for Mr. Alvarez. 
 I think there's very little in this book that I didn't like. If I had to name something that didn't sit well for me that would be the revelations about Audrey's friends. I think it's too much at once, but I'm pretty sure there's a reason for that and we will be surprise in book 3. 
 The rest was excellent in my opinion. There was intrigue, there was mystery, but it was not too predictable; there was action; there was love, but not too much, not too cheesy, just the right bit to be satisfied. and there were more open questions left unanswered at the end... but NO cliffhanger, which I appreciate SOOOO much. 
 I like Leon as male character in this book; I understand his motivations, his needs. I like very much that we get to know Audrey's mum better and that she too has her own story in the story. But above all, I love Audrey. She is a teenager, she shows that several times, but at the same time is mature and reasonable, but not in excess, just the right amount to make her believable. She's young, a bit restless, sensible, and clever; she wants to be helpful but knows her limits, because she has limits, she's not the best at every thing she does. She's no Mary Sue. She's the type of person I would like to have as friend. That's why she's one of my favourite female characters in books. 
 I like this series very much, it's not pretentious, it doesn't try to explain the inexplicable and get stuck mid-sentence, it's highly entertaining with good characters. Like its MC it is reasonable, knows its limits and acts clever around it to get the best out of the story. That's something to acknowledge nowadays in YA. 
 I'm very happy to know that Bethany Frenette is already working in the third book which is in revision... I hope it doesn't take too long to get published, I'm waiting!!! *______* 
 thank you to NetGalley and Disney-Hyperion for providing me with a copy of this book