I received an e-ARC of this book from NetGalley in return for an honest review.
3.5 stars out of 5.
It's a quick read, although it's taken me a couple of days to marshal my thoughts on the overall plot. There were some sections that felt a little formulaic for me, and the somewhat meta nature of the books title didn't sit well with me either, but it's an overall decent read, mostly stand alone. By which I mean you can read it without reading any of the other books in the series (as indeed, I did) without losing anything essential, but there are nods back to the other books in the series for those who might have already been aware of them.
The sapphic relationships are pretty well done, and it was a nice change to see older protagonists falling (back) in love with one another instead of some odd love triangle or otherwise clichéd plot going on. And I liked that it was made clear that there was work to be done still as well; it's a happy ending, but not the 'perfect' ending that might have ruined it for me.