2.5 stars. Not as good as book 1. An incredible slog sometimes. 
 I know people complained about the pacing of the first book, but I didn't mind it. For whatever reason, the same style just did not work for me in book 2. I found myself skimming long passages and finding the whole thing tedious. There were some great moments where I was really engaged, but they were few and far between compared to how I felt about book 1. 
 And that ending... pulled its punches. (view spoiler)[I wanted somebody to die! (hide spoiler)] And I sort of hated the epilogue. Which is definitely NOT the reaction I should've had to it. I don't know, the whole ending just sort of felt cheap. I wanted more. 
 Anyway. I feel lukewarm about the whole thing. Like the epitome of the shrug emoji. -\_(tsu)_/- 
 I can't say that I'd go out of my way to recommend this series, honestly.