I found the mood of this more cynical and bitter than the first book -- Dan's tactics verged on sexual harassment, and Felicity's snobbery and everyone's bashing on Sara Ray were more egregious. It was interesting to learn via this post: https://sarahemsley.com/2023/11/17/the-golden-road-of-youth-readingstorygirl/) that LMM did not want to write the sequel and was unhappy about it - which perhaps shows through.

Otherwise, it was another pleasant stay on PEI.