I came closer to giving this book four stars than the first book, but something is still so forced about these books and they just don't seem to flow the way they should. The dialogue is pretty unimaginative and I'm still waiting to see Kelsey described as an individual, rather than someone that is in a relationship with one person vs. another. Again, there were many points where I wished the author had taken the scene further and pressed the scene for a deeper meaning, but instead was consistently disappointed in how developed the characters were (not at all). I am still hooked by this series though, especially with the cliffhanger ending. 
 I will also say that I thought she used her powers and new fighting skills quite a bit for just learning them. Some of the reviews said that she should have been using them more, but I think she demonstrated a much more appropriate skill set in this book for how 'special' her character is supposed to be. Still hoping I might actually like her by the end of book four.