I wish I had thought to comment on this when I actually thought to read it.

Delightful, and we did get an answer to the proposal, so not strung along too long on that question. Not quite as much of the other characters as I had been hoping for. I thought Emily Wilde was going to learn a lesson about accepting help from others and not trying to do it all herself, but that hasn't happened yet. I was close on the resolution of the big mystery of the novel, but not close enough.

Looking forward to reading the third volume next month (September). Having a segment narrated by Wendell seems to be a once-per-book thing, so we will see if that continues in book 3, and how many of the secondary cast are returning, and to what extent. I expected the third book to be the conclusion, but it seems there is at least another planned. Hopefully Fawcett won't be breaking them up for drama. The series has been mercifully free from the water of that well so far.