I randomly picked this one up from the library, having remembered that I read (and liked) the first one. I wish I had re-read the first one, because I didn't know these characters, and I couldn't figure out why. It took awhile before I realized it focused on different characters. We do see the characters from the first book, but not in a way I expected, and I remember wondering how they got to the point we saw them in this book. Re-reading the first book probably would have helped a lot. 
 I was a lot more bored reading this book, and I'm honestly not sure why I kept reading. Probably to see what happened. I did like the world, though, since we get to see a different part of it in this book. I liked the use of magic, and how it has consequences. I feel like that doesn't come up a lot in fantasy- magic having consequences. It would have been easy to go with the no consequences route, but other than the world building, I don't remember much of anything about this book. 
 Part of me wonders if I would have liked the book more if I had re-read the first book. I doubt I'll re-read the first one anytime soon, but if I do, maybe I'll give this one another try. And while this book wasn't memorable (and also a little bit boring), I do want to read the next book to see how things go. 
 My Rating: 2 stars. It was okay, and while I didn't love it, I do want to read the next book to see what happens. I wish I had more to say about The Sleeping Prince, but I don't.