Loved this first book and i loved this one just as much. I love how much research Katharine does for her books and she provides resources if we want to learn more. I had no idea there used to be a law preventing Chinese women from immigrating to the United States. I'm definitely going to have to check out the resources she provided. 

As for the story itself, it got a little hard to follow towards the end. There was just so much happening. I understood enough to be like yeah. . . That sounds like it tracks but not enough to fully understand how Vivian connected the dots. 

The dynamics between Vivian, Leo, and Honor are so wonderful still. I loved that we got to see Florence come out of her shell a little bit and I am excited to see where her & Danny's story goes in the third book. 

She is such an intelligent and thoughtful writer. I'm tempted to check out her first series in the meantime waiting for the third book.