I found this second book to be a little slower than the first one. It picks up at the end again and really got me wanting to continue in the series but I had a big lull in the middle where I just wanted it to just go somewhere already. I think I'll be putting the series down for a bit to read some other things that have been burning a hole in my bookshelf but I anticipate that I will come back to it and read the rest, just because the characters really do stick with you!