I felt the same about this one as I did about The of the Rivers. It was an enjoyable traipse through the War of Cousins from the perspective of the women involved and I will definitely be reading the next one. I liked that it seemed less redundant than the first as you don’t constantly have Margaret of Angou going to war and losing (again, an issue with history and not the author). I also really enjoyed the more in-depth magical aspects (creating storms, curses, etc.) of Elizabeth’s and Jacquetta’s family inherited powers. It gave the story a “witchy women getting revenge” vibe without being unbelievable in the historical setting. However, I will say Elizabeth really annoyed me and I liked Jaquettas POV much better — I felt she was a bit smarter and less rash than Elizabeth. I found myself agreeing with Elizabeth II that her mother, Elizabeth I, was mostly just power hungry instead of just leaving to make her family safe.