I went into this with lower expectations after reading the first.

While the end felt much more interesting and well written, most of the book I struggled to pay attention and I'm not sure a huge amount really happened.

This book did a better job of sticking to Briseis's viewpoint. It turns out I've preordered the third which is due out later this month, so I guess I'll stick all the way through, but I don't think I'd recommend this series.