This book is a very fast read of barely 100 pages or so. When my coworker was reading it, I kept asking her about it because it looked intriguing and it sounded good.

She told me it was a fast read and she was not joking. I've barely been reading and I finished in two days. And honestly I kind of finished it yesterday.

The main character is intriguing and living in an unfair world but she seems to face it with aplomb. The journal feel makes it seem unique. I feel like we are barely introduced to her world before the book ends, so it didn't even feel like a full book. It felt like a part 1 of a book. Either way, I enjoyed it and will read book 2 soon!

Yes, this was a massive improvement from book 1! Many of the women who fawned over Sal just left him the hell alone or were way more normal. Sal also faced more opposition and problems. He was less master of everything and he found many of his weaknesses and got called out on it!

I still think the side characters are a highlight of this series. Brophy and Rochelle shine in particular and Erika adds a lot of complexity. This is good in many ways but also highlights how characters such as Upgrade and/or Hannah who were introduced early are uninteresting.

While I left the crafting and skill parts of this series but it is also all over the place. I get frustrated by how one section moves along quite a fair bit and everything else falls to the wayside.

Will read more!