The world/setting is very cool and unique in this series. and is by far the best thing about it. I found the beginning of this sequel to be rather slow-not a lot happens until towards the end of the book, and then the ending feels a bit rushed. There's a lot of traveling around in this book which maybe also lended to the pacing feeling off.

I liked getting more of Bianca in this book. I think it could've used more Io and Edei in order to really solidify their relationship beyond fate thread. I also could've used a reference sheet of the gods because the mythology of who was who was a bit lost on audio. There's a big focus internally for Io on her relationship with her sisters and that complicated dynamic, but we don't spend a lot of time with them (it's all debate in Io's head).