I liked this better than the first one! Probably because there was less about teenagers falling in love and writing long letters about their feelings, and more amnesia, which always hits for me. It also wrapped the plot up pretty well, and mostly didn't rely on people being total idiots. It probably also helped that there was less "reporting" which had been a weakness in the first book. Though there was a lovely "Stop the presses!" moment, and I generally enjoyed their grumpy editor.

Instead, we get adventures of trying to keep the warring Gods from killing everyone in their way, a lot of city politics, and trying to navigate an occupation. The magic was more at the forefront here, and I liked the expansions on the worldbuilding. Nice to see a series wrapping up in two books instead of dragging on, and I felt like this ended in a good place (even if it maybe two epilogues too many).