In the second book in the Arcana Oracle series, readers return to this magical London where Aleister Crowley once again seeks to stop artist and seer Pamela Colman Smith from completing her tarot card deck. However, Pamela has identified the next two muses, High Priestess Florence Farr, leader of the Golden Dawn society, and Empress Ellen Terry, an acclaimed theater actress. As Aleister Crowley’s plot is revealed, the Golden Dawn and his order of Carlists go to war against each other to decide who will control magic and who lives and who dies. Of course Pamela is at the center of this plot and war, and she must channel her magic and her gifts in this great battle. With a fascinating magic system and an alternate magical history of the United Kingdom, readers will be transported into Pamela and the Golden Dawn’s world and face the same high stakes as her. With incredibly complex characters (as well as a few historical figures), readers will receive the full force of Wands’s literary skill. The magical elements and the sweeping narrative are fascinating, detailed, and immersive, and Wands’s continuation of the series is an absolute must-read for fans of magical historical fiction.

I found this second instalment as entertaining and intriguing as the first. The mix of fiction and historical facts works and I liked it
Well plotted, good storytelling.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

I had a bit of trouble getting into this, it felt a little clunky. I really wanted to like it, but maybe it was a right book wrong time thing for me?

This sequel to the Arcana Oracle series delivered exactly what I craved. It had the same great characters and fascinating historical details as the first book, keeping me hooked the whole way through.