I wish I could've given this one a 3.75 star rating rather than a full 4 star. It was good but I can't quite put my finger on what it was that I wasn't crazy about. I thought it was more exciting than the first book, but I don't think it was as charming. I was disappointed in the lack of character arc for Emery in this book. I had hoped to see all the characters move up and forward but it seemed like it was just fairly two-dimensional. It felt like it was just a step short of being really really good. BUT, it was good enough and then ending was so exciting that it did make me want to read the next book.