There are a couple of crossover points with characters from the first book, but this could easily have been a standalone novel, you don't have to have read the first book to enjoy this one. The plot was a bit weavey and didn't have a huge amount of structure, but it still kept me reading. The characterisation was very well done and there was plenty of detail about both characters before their friendship started so you could see how good they'd be for each other. I really liked that one of the side characters refused to get married so as not to be under the control of a dude. In addition, the story dealt with the lot of women in society in the 1800s (which in case you didn't know, was shit), although not to the extent that the first book in the series did. It was a slow-moving, but ultimately quite saucy romance and I really ended up rooting for the two MCs. It's the story of two middle-aged women in 1820 who find friendship and then love together. I didn't think it was quite as good as the first book, but equally it didn't disappoint. I read The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics earlier this year and really really enjoyed it so I was excited to read the second in the series.
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