This second book takes off far beyond the Cinderella tale with only the most basic resemblance: an oppressed child and a royal. Nonetheless, this was an unexpectedly strong second entry into a magical world (literally!). This second book takes a turn into more of a high fantasy story line. The pacing & adventure are well done. The characters are bonding at a natural rate. Some of the secondary characters are being developed.

The ending of the second book is a little bit abrupt, but the continuation is at least scheduled to release a couple of months after this one did. So there won't be a many months or years long wait. Glad I started reading these first 2 books in this series because now I have another book to look forward to. 2020 can't be over soon enough. Here's hoping 2021 lives up to our high expectations of a more normal life.