I'm not sure whether I preferred the first book or this second one. In this one, the friendship with Lissa, which is what I liked the most about the first book, takes a definite backseat. But then the romance doesn't become overpowering, either, though she does get a bit slutty with multiple men. 
 There was an awful lot of rambling and meandering about where the plot wasn't planning on getting anywhere specific any time soon. It was ok, I guess, but I certainly turned the pages faster once the plot had decided which direction it was going to take. 
 Looking forward to the ramifications (regarding magic) of this book taking a prominent role in future ones. 
 I often felt like the book hadn't been edited properly. There was some really whacky sentence structure used in this book that sounded more like "getting the words on the paper English" rather than proper English.