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I really enjoyed this book. The culture of it was in some ways familiar as Jess seeks to appease her family and has to hide a lot of herself from them. But also loved reading a book set in a country not my own, about experiences and mythology unfamiliar to me. I just wish the ending had felt more... full. It was a great ending, don't get me wrong. I'm just, I like that after-bit. I want it to work out and get to SEE it worked out. The ending does make me wonder if she's planning a sequel, maybe.

This is not a soft book. This book tugs at the parts of me that survived abusive family, exboyfriends, cancer... That has lost jobs for speaking up against "those jokes".

I adored it. It's about the power women (and yes this book means ALL WOMEN) have when they come together against their oppressor.

I think I need to go read it again...

I... did not enjoy this one as much as the first. Plotwise it was great. That part of the book was AWESOME. Really loved it.

But the romance between Bri and a 350yr old was... ick. I didn't find it written particularly well, just one of those meet-instantly-in-love with zero chemistry. But also... what does a 350 year old person see in a TEENAGER? Nope. The book would have been 1000000000000% better without this.