The second book in this new series was better than the first to me. Something about the lovely mix of Edwin, Natalya, and Benedict, along with more development of Harbinder just really made this one carry me along.

I did absolutely hate that the chapters were numbered AND had the character's name and a random and useless phrase from that chapter right after as a title. Redundant and unnecessary!

*2024 re-read on audiobook in preparation for latest book in series which revisits some of these characters. Well done, liked the narrator.