A really fun book, better than the first in a lot of ways. It stretches a ton of credibility so you do have to sort of... accept this is a very rosey look into the past (and into trauma, which despite what the poets will claim is not cured with the Power of Love). But the characters are compelling, and Radclyffe is no slouch as a writer, so it's fun. I liked Vance, a lot. Reminded me of a gay Blueberry but like... in a good way.