I gave it 3 stars because it‘s well writing and compelling (oddly so). Here‘s the thing tho - it‘s weird. It‘s really, really weird. It‘s so weird that it sort of doesn‘t leave room for, “it was a great story” or “it fell flat in the middle.” It was just subsumed by weird.

It was great!

I enjoyed it thoroughly. I believe it is even better than the first.

So charming.

I loved this so much. I can‘t wait for the next one.

Short and cute.

So good.

Oh my gourd. I love this so much.

It‘s really entertaining.

Easily one of my favorite books ever.

The world building took so long. Meh.

It destroyed me.

Instantly obsessed.

So good! It‘s even better than the first one and I didn‘t think that would be possible.

Found family and grumpy sunshine. Absolutely.

Meh.

Loved it.

I would rate it higher, but the font is so small it is difficult to read.

It is so fun and cozy!

I liked it but there were some parts that really dragged.

I am usually not a fan of historical fiction, but this was stellar.