3.5 stars 
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 This book was 4 stars -- maybe even 4.5 stars -- for me until the end. But then, Tima and Lucas survived a bunch of bombs. What?? I mean, I know that Icon Children are super duper, but everything is ash around them and they're just chilling. It's a little hard to believe. Because they can be shot at and physically hurt, right?! So, how can they get scrapes but not blown to shards but bombs?!? #NoSense 
 Secondly, Lucas just does not do it for me. I never really felt the connection he had with Dol, so I had a hard time with that romance. I guess because the connection between Dol and Ro is so intense and strong and I never got that from Lucas and Dol? 
 Finally, I understand that we, the reader, don't need to know everything about the Icon Children and what happened right now, but I do think we needed at least a little more before heading on to Book 2. We should have found out what Lucas discovered from what the Ambassador hid and everything that was in Fortis' book. 
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 All that said, I really like this book and am looking forward to see how the next step unfolds!