This is probably the most suspenseful entry in the series so far, since the stakes are very high for Vivian  and she's on a short timeline. She also did a bit more of her own sleuthing here, which was nice. It felt less like all she did was ask for favors from people, and in this case she also has to deal with the fact that when you ask for favors that means you owe favors, too. 

I appreciated the 1920s queer representation from a variety of new and old characters. People have always been diverse, I think it's more historically accurate to include that than not. I also just think it's more fun to read. 

I don't think it's quite fair for me to say Leo went through a character assassination in this book, since I don't think Katharine Schellman's intentions were malicious and he doesn't really do anything awful, but I was a bit disappointed with how his story line went even if I expected it. I said it before and I seem to be right that the overall story is pushing Vivian towards Honor as the endgame.