Tighter than the first instalment, and still boasts are pretty interesting setting that isn’t rooted in Western fiction, yet the relationship dynamics and character growth feel a replication from the first one, making the sequel feel like the first book was cut in half because of page count. The character arcs feel like they’re going to happen but then sort of continue on the same trajectory. The story also feels similar, patterning itself off the first. I come away lukewarm on it. Don’t think I’d continue to the next.