eminently readable and enjoyable. i love astrid, uptight prissy bitches who feel More Than They Let On are my absolute catnip. 

for me this had the same issues as the first book; i don’t feel blake lets her characters really sit in discomfort enough to develop, both on their own & together. it’s all very formulaic, which makes everything seem easier than it should. i can so easily see a version of these characters who are messy and real and awful and also likable, but i can’t quite reach those characters: something about the way the story is written just keeps me at arms length. alas! still very fun