Assistant to the Villain

Ok, I'm late to the party with this one but how did I manage to miss it's not a standalone and book 2 isn't out until Sept 2024?? I was not prepared for that level of cruelty.
It's actually a good book, the more I read the better it got. Granted, a medieval setting centred round a 9-5 office environment was not what I thought the book was going to be about but once disbelief was suspended it was just fun. It got me through a delayed flight and a hotel where I can hear everyone else's plumbing.
So definitely read the book, just in August 2024.