I liked this sequel much more than the first in the series. It felt more original and less like a Twilight copy. Of course, as can be seen by my rating, there were several issues I had with this that kept me from giving it more stars. 
 1. Katy seemed to get stupider in this sequel. Things that were beyond obvious she kept questioning over and over again. I don't understand why authors continuously make their female characters seem so dense. I don't believe Kat is actually dumb, but come on, it was obvious from the beginning that Daemon was into her. Before he healed her. Before their "bond". And no matter how many times he told her this she would not listen. That really annoyed me. 
 2. We were cockblocked in every single kidding/make out scene. I actually enjoy UST, so some degree of blockage is a-okay with me. But these were unrealistic and highly annoying. They'd be kissing, kissing, kissing, and then "oh, let's stop to talk about this random, stupid thing that can totally wait until later but I just decided to voice in the middle if getting busy." Um, no, sorry, that doesn't work for me. Have a valid reason/excuse to stop it. I would have believed Kat stopping it because she was nervous or uncertain, but not to bring up something totally unrelated. I especially did not appreciate the one at the end. It felt completely unrealistic to me. 
 3. The love triangle. Why? Why do all YA books have to have one? I'm sorry, but I can't stand them--especially when the heroine is OBVIOUSLY in love with someone else. Triangles only really work when there is a real struggle to choose between the two live interests, if the heroine truly loves both boys for different reasons. Otherwise they're just boring and a poor plot device to add drama. 
 The plot itself I enjoyed. I liked the direction this went, and the cliffhanger at the end promises to go even deeper next book!