Pretty good follow up to the first book, while being very different in theme and tone. This book also felt younger than the first. My favorite parts were the wlw/ace companionship, which made me very happy.

Overall though, this felt a bit like a knockoff version of the Memoirs of Lady Trent series by Marie Brennan, which is a superior series. If you liked this book, you'd love those. (Which also include side characters who are ace and trans, if that's of interest, though the main character is cishet.)