No spoilers, people, I promise. Again, I got this second book on audio and, no surprise there, it's over 30 hours long. This is also where we see the worst of the siege of Leningrad and, I kid you not, after reading this book I've dreamed of being starved to death for multiple night in a row. I don't know, I might be too impressionable, but damn. It makes you appreciate every single thing in your fridge and make you want to stuff yourself. You know, just in case. 
 This also is a book where things get steamy. After following these characters for such a long time you definitely feel like you know them. It might have even felt a bit personal and uncomfortable being there during their... ahem, private moments. Ah, hell, who am I kidding? 
 I will also tell you that I have attempted to read book #3 in this series and dropped it. Not because it sucked, or anything but simply because it was a completely different setting and a completely different life and struggle. Some things were beginning to sound a bit redundant so I put it on pause... for now.