T. Kingfisher's books (all the ones I've read anyway at any rate) all tend to involve a young to nearing middle aged nervous wreck of a woman finding her own with a gaggle of varied and humorously appealing cohorts, and this is no different and no less charming than the rest and just as expertly written. Also as usual there's some degree of dark and macabre, though nothing that goes as far as horror; but enough that this isn't exactly lighthearted, Kingfisher threading the line as usual so it's a pleasant middle ground. I enjoyed it a lot and loved all the characters in it, finding it a pretty engaging but easy read that I burned through quickly.

I think if you connected with her other work like Nettle and Bone, or Swordheart, this will float your fancy the same way. Cordelia, the heroine of this novel, is a bit younger and suffers a bit more explicitly at the hands of her evil mother, so content warning if things of that nature (especially captivity related) are things you want to avoid.