Cosmoknights (Book Two)

I was hooked at first sight of just the cover of the first volume. Sapphic space pirates trying to take down the patriarchy? Heck yes, I’m in. This second volume takes a step up in continuing the story of Pan and her ragtag bunch of queer found family. When we last left Pan she’d discovered a secret message from her childhood friend Tara that turned her life upside down. She’s suddenly left having to reconsider things she thought she knew. Did she really make a mistake in helping Tara escape all those years ago? Was it really even an escape?
In this second installment, we’re made to reconsider things right alongside her. Does rescuing princesses one by one really make that much of an impact? Where the first book was a raucous adventure into the cosmos with the characters, this second volume is starting to tell the story of “well we did the thing, now what?” I loved getting to see more depth to the relationship between Cass and Bee, as well as getting some looks into Bee’s backstory. I can’t wait to see where they go with Scottie’s character too. I really like getting to see some development of the Princesses as more than just political capitol.
I didn’t expect them to go into the whole geo political (can you still call it geo if it’s in space?) angle but I am really here for this deepening of the story from a fun adventure into a more fully rounded tale. I also really love the way they use color to set scenes in this series, going from striking acid green and dark blues to these warm moody purpley reds is really effective and helps with scene changes when jumping between perspectives.
I can’t wait for the next one! And thanks to NetGalley for the ARC copy!