I liked this book but I was disappointed at how short it was compared for the first book. There was some more world building in here that I really enjoyed but I wish there was more. I felt like this book was lacking in substance compared to the first book too. I mean, if GotG had too much crammed in there, then this book definitely had too little. I liked Justin and Mae's development but I was kind of put off by Mae's rape . The ending however, literally made me go, "What?!" out loud. And it really explains the aforementioned spoiler better. Mae's much more likable (at least to me) in this book. I thought Tessa's scenes were tedious and boring compared to Justin and Mae's povs, however. Interesting to see where the plot goes in the third book, hopefully there will be more world building!