A worthy second book in the trilogy. I still love the magic worldbuilding, the little things like magicians using the motions of their cradles to communicate, like a kind of sign language. And of course, there's more erotica mixed with magic.

Violet and Maud are both interesting and loveable, but I admit I'm weak and I'm in love with Hawthorn most of all. He was so Done through the whole thing and yet still cares despite his protests, even if the women made it seem like he was regularly holding orgies on the ship.