Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books 
 Prepare for squee, because Courtney Milan has a new novella out. 
 I feel I can safely say that we Bitches lost all our objectivity regarding Milan's work ages ago - we are gibbering fans. That being said, while all Milan works are ahead of the general curve, some Milan works are better than other Milan works. I thoroughly enjoyed this novella, but felt it was, quality-wise, in the middle of the pack: interesting, moving, and satisfying, but rushed (as novellas so often are). 
 The first book in the Worth Saga suffered by setting up too many characters. This book keeps a tighter focus on the relationship between Daisy and Crash, and that relationship comes through beautifully. It still allows room for some lovely character beats involving supporting players like Crash's mother and her whist group, Daisy's mother, and Judith. 
 In one Milan's book, The Suffragette Scandal, a character tries to cheer up another character by saying that he wishes he had a puppy cannon with which he could send her puppies (presumably unharmed). This led Redheadedgirl and I to determine that every Milan book needs two grades: A letter grade with to compare it to other books in general, and a puppy cannon grade that compares it to other Milan books. I'd give this novella a solid B+, and six out of ten puppies. However, I must confess to a bias in favor of this book because not only am I predisposed to like Milan in general, but I am super into the book's themes so it pushed my buttons in a really good way. It's not as finely crafted as her full-length novels but I still did a significant amount of jumping up and down with glee. 
 - Carrie S.