The Gradness continues with Round Two (part two)! Voting is heating up and there were some close calls from yesterday’s matches with Calamity Physics narrowly beating out Skippy Dies and The Art of Fielding edging out We Wish You Luck. Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos toppled Possession by a margin of just nine votes. On Beauty, Transcendent Kingdom, Never Let Me Go, If We Were Villains, and The Secret History decked the competition.
Take a look at the updated bracket below to see where the match-ups stand.

Cast your votes below before Friday, March 28 at 11:45 AM Eastern, then stop back at noon Eastern tomorrow to vote in Round 3!
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