Promising setup... but the main character lost me (DNF).
I really wanted to love this series, especially after a solid and engaging first book, but unfortunately, book two fell flat for me. The pacing slowed to a crawl, and the main character's refusal to grow, ask questions, or take initiative became exhausting.
While i understand she's overwhelmed by her situation (being thrown into fae politics, romantic pressure, etc.), her constant internal monologue of "I can't trust anyone" without ever trying to understand or communicate with the people around her made it hard to root for her. Even when other tried to compromise or help, she doubled down on self-pity and blame. Either that or just going along with whatever and then complaining when she didn't know all of the information just expecting it to be handed to her.
The world is still interesting, and the love interests had potential, but the lack of progress halfway through the second book in both plot, and emotion, left me frustrated enough to put the book down.