I don't have too many thoughts on this, the shortest of the six (partially because there's no next-book preview). The epidemic is slowing, but there's still a lot of orphans so it's benefit celebration time~

I still think it's pretty great to have Cecile as the character of privilege in these books rather than Marie-Grace, but it still gives me pause for "how will reciting a poem help orphans??" (Cecile's decision to write her own that they'll understand rather than a metaphor-laden entry makes sense, though).

Overall, I think the co-lead experiment was interesting, and an indication of shaking up the format- I haven't read Rebecca's books yet but will do so soon, because based on titles she seems to be the last of the core-six format (Julie's definitely pushed them a bit, but still followed thematic beats). ( )