** spoiler alert ** 
 I wish people would hurry up and read it, because if they don't I'll have to go buy it, but I don't have the first one and then I'll have to buy that one, and I'll be spending all the money I should really use on more important stuff. Like to eat and clothe my nakedness, and get a car, oh and a permit. 
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 Well, it was a good read. I liked how it started out right where you left out and didn't do a million years off back story like some books do. I mean, we've already read the first, do we need to know more than a refresher? So I was satisfied with that part. 
 The Underworld was creepy and John was the cutest, sweetest boyfriend ever, giving her that bird and providing blankets for all of those poor people. Can you just imagine him thinking "What if that was Pierce..." and handing out blankets.... well I can. It was great writing as usual. Meg Cabot is one who I admire because of her stellar writing skills. 
 The cover = gorgeous and points on including the flower design through the chapters, very pretty. I think Pierce's cousin was really brought out in this one, and what I mean by that us we didn't know a whole bunch about him, but we got see more of his character and such. 
 And the good must end. The first part was slightly skanky for my taste. I think that I liked the first one better than the sequel. There was definitely more of a plot there. I felt that she stretched out finding Alex here. It was supposed to be a quick in and out, but they lingered talking and stuff, and I felt like there really wasn't a point to it. I didn't feel completely shocked that John had killed his father. 
 I was also not shocked when the Furies came, I mean she was exposing herself ridiculously, did she not expect someone to come? She didn't seem afraid of them. I wasn't feeling it. When they killed that Fury it was over really fast, and I wasn't exactly awed. it was like it just happened. Nothing really interesting. Over all though it was a well done sequel, just not up to my tastes.