First of all, thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC. To be honest, I’m a bit sad to write this review. From what I saw in the first book this duology had so much potential especially concerning the world building. Sadly, book 2 was a total let down for me. But let me start at the beginning. After the huge cliffhanger in The Darkening, I was really thrilled to see how the plot would continue. Imagine my disappointment when the cliffhanger was literally already solved in the first 30 pages. So you tell me, I’ve been waiting so long for book 2 after that huge cliffhanger only to find out it was not even that big of a problem? This is kind of where the problem starts. I really wanted to like this book, but the stakes in the plot were simply not high enough for me to care. Also, the story felt dragged and slow which made it hard for me to pick the book up again. Also I did not like the world building, which surprised me a lot because I loved it in book 1. It was definitely better than the plot but it often felt very messy and left me wanting so much more. Which is not that good when it’s the final book. What I did enjoy was the writing style and character development. Looking back at the beginning of the duology, I think Vesper and Dalca have grown so much together, and I really loved following their journey. To sum up, The Lightstruck was a bit of a disappointment for me. While I enjoyed the characters and the writing style, I expected a lot more from the plot and the world building, which made it really hard for me to care about the story at all. This is why I can only give The Lightstruck 2 Stars.