Sequel to The Jasmine Throne, and very much a second book of a trilogy; do not expect resolution before the third book lands. Tasha Suri fearlessly throws her heroines to the wolves; after Priya and Malini manage to get themselves in actual positions of power at the end of book #1, they now must choose between their responsibilities to their respective peoples and their love for one another. I thought this book was quite a bit longer than it needed to be — the characters spend a lot of time spinning their wheels and fighting the same fights — but it’s smoothly written and the worldbuilding is simply amazing.