This is book 2 in a trilogy, and I am obsessed with this world. I referred to the first book as ""A Knight's Tale" + "Ocean's Eleven" with a dash of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", told by an unreliable narrator with fourth wall breaks", and that holds true for this installment as well. It's not quite as quippy as book 1, but it adds some interesting introspection and emotional depth (with plenty of tongue-in-cheek commentary on said depth) to Saevus as a main character to offset the humor.

Saevus and his gang of battle salvagers end up having to carry out a siege to capture a castle being held by a familiar frenemy in order to save some of their number who are being held captive. Of course, nothing goes as planned, Saevus talks out of his ass the whole time, and the devolving of the plans and unexpected turns are the best part of the story.

This series does a great job of having each installment stand alone but still interconnect. All 3 books will be out by the end of the year, but you can dive into these without a fear of cliffhangers. If the part of heists or mysteries where everything gets explained and you can yell AHA! is your favorite part, these are for you. So excited to be starting book 3 now to see where it all ends up!

Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers, & the author for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.