I did like this book more than the first one. I think it's because it started right away with the plot because we already knew the characters and sort of what was going on. I really loved that about this book I mean as much as I liked the first book it felt very much like a set up novel and it should I mean it's the first in the series. 
 The chemistry between Mae and Justin was great! It was building off of the first book and it was very much satisfying...well until... (view spoiler)[Justin got cold feet and pushed Mae away after telling her he loved her and she was the only one for him! (hide spoiler)]...which pissed me off! I was so invested in their partnership and relationship. It was crazy! 
 The fact that we got more of the gods in this book was great but I still feel like we should have more. I know this book is mainly about the Elect, but I would like to know what gods/goddess will be more important than others. I donno that was one of the things I didn't much care about in this book. 
 I'm going to talk about Tessa right now. I still don't think she has a place in this novel. It's not that I don't like her. It's just she doesn't bring anything to the table. She's not important, and when her parts come up I try to determine how long it'll take to get back to Mae and Justin. I still don't understand why Tessa is an important character. If anything her parts could've just been about Quinn or Cyn. So why is Tessa so important and boring? At least in the first book she was a bit more interesting even if she was more out of place. She's actually one of the reasons this book is a 4 star book instead of a 5 star book. 
 Anyway, things get crazy in this book! I mean geez the fact that (view spoiler)[Loki (hide spoiler)] makes an appearance can't be good at ALL and I want to know what Richelle Mead is going to do with his character. There is so many ways it can go and I hope it's not the same trope as always. (view spoiler)[I'm evil and I want to be the king of the gods (hide spoiler)] I'm so sick of that. 
 I'm excited for the next book in this series. I also want to know how long this series is going to be because I REALLY do enjoy this. I can understand why people don't like this series, but this book is gold and shows me that it can be a great series. so 4.5 stars is my final rating.