After the first book I was soooooo excited for this. Sadly when I sat down to read it I found that big smile on my face getting smaller, and smaller, and then the book started to feel like a chore. I think the world that the books take place in is unique, and the factions are cool, but about half this book bored me. It was neat opening up where the first book left off, and I liked that we got to see a more in-depth view of another faction, but meh. Near the end things got better, but I wasn't impressed. It felt like nothing really happened in the book.