I enjoyed this one more than the first but I think that was due to the nostalgia of seeing characters from the Iron Druid Chronicles than the current story. We don't get a lot of movement in the overarching plot, we still have random asides e.g. the campsite stories that don't fit the story well and it still comes over as super preachy. I am not emotionally invested in Al or his story and cannot differentiate the Sigil agents. While I loved the Iron Druid audiobooks sometimes the Scottish accent in this one is a bit much. I do love the side characters, Buck being my favourite and I'm very intrigued by Gladys. While I enjoyed the ride for the most part I think this would have been better as an Iron Druid Chronicles novella.