3.5 stars... I think 
 If you think about this as a plot driven novel then it's nearer 4 stars, but the character "development" really put me on edge so that's near 3 stars. 
 It was a little disappointing to be honest, and a major step down from the first book which of course was incredible. I'll probably continue and read the final two books in the series but I'm not getting my hopes up. I only care about Elias so we'll see how it goes.