I was pleased to find that in the sequel to A Winter's Promise, I finally started to feel like I understood what the Point of what was going on in this narrative was. The first book was enjoyable to me and I was intrigued by the world-building and interesting characters, but I felt like things moved too slowly and I finished the book still feeling unsure what the Point of this series is, you know? But The Missing of Clairdelune builds off of A Winter's Promise by more deeply exploring the society that Ophelia inhabits, as well as in (very) slowly revealing some information about the world at large and its lore. I'm really excited to read the next book in this series now that I have a better grasp on its world and its themes!