I throughoutly enjoyed this duology. I liked the first book in the series better (I often tend to do so), but I loved the underwater dragon realm aspects of this one. In a way, it spent a lot of time in a whole new part of the universe, and I would love to have explored it even more. The Chinese folklore is really intruiging, and the descriptions are lovely! The duology wraps up nicely.

While there now are a spin-off, Her Radiant Curse (2023), who's backstory is much alluded to in this book, I don't think I will be continuing in this universe as they were far from one of my favorite characters.