Where my expectations too high? I'm not sure, but I slogged through this one and I wanted to love it so much. I thought the characters in the first book where a bit flat, but there was enough action and the world building was intriguing enough to keep me hooked. This second installment seemed to suffer from equally flat characters, but there was less action to keep my interest. While I wish the third was forthcoming, I can understand why the publisher didn't go ahead with it. Hopefully Ciotta will take the extra time to develop her characters more to be on par with the world she's created and will eventually self-publish the third installment.