2.5? Three seems too much, and 2 seems too little. This book just didn't pull me in. The ending was a little better, especially since I'm not as confused as I had been when I had finished the first book. (view spoiler)[In the end though, that "everything-is-such-a-lie" twist keeps popping up. It happened twice, okay. But if it happens again, well... I guess I'll have to see. 
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