I liked this one slightly less than the first. I still love the characters, I just didn't care for the plot of this one as much. I loved that we got to see more of the world and some of the politics of that world were fleshed out more in this book. 
I was disappointed when I discovered that this isn't as queer normative as I had first thought, but overall that's a really small thing. 
I am excited to learn more about Joanna's magic. 
Side note, Bryce is my favorite side character, I want to learn more about them, and I think it would be really cool to get a spin-off about how they found their coven.