I deliberated between 3.5 and 4 stars, but in the end I decided on the lower and here's why: 
 Let's begin with the positive. The premise still proves to be fun and full of possibilities. The description of life inside the storybook was very detailed and enjoyable. And once again, just like I was with the first of the two books, I was invested enough in these characters that I wanted to see exactly how things would turn out for them, or more accurately, how they'd reach their seemingly inevitable happy ending. I had several theories as to how they'd fix things and while I was correct in some aspects I was pleased to find that it wasn't a totally obvious path to resolution. (view spoiler)[And when Frump got hit by a car in Delilah's world and DIED?!! Of course I did not want to see that happen. Heck, I was nearly convinced there'd be a way to bring him back somehow, through the storybook or something! But I will say it definitely made for a twist I hadn't seen coming. Plus it lead to the characters, from both in and out of the storybook, to cope with and think about the very concept of death itself. I feel it gave some interesting insight. Same came from discovering Jessamyn had cancer. In its own way, it covered serious ground that is...unexpected, to say the least, in a story about a fictional prince wanting out of his storybook to be with a teenage girl reader. (hide spoiler)] 
 However, there's a reason why I didn't give this a higher rating. Actually, a few reasons. 
 I suppose the most minor of them being the fact that there was a lack of illustrations in this compared to its predecessor. Oh sure, there's still an occasional picture here and there and even a new map of the world within the storybook (which to be honest I didn't really refer to much). But having the silhouette art within the chapters [that take place in the kingdom/storybook] gave it a whimsical charm and was almost immersive in that sense. You could get an idea of what Delilah was seeing when she opened the book. Something about seeing Oliver scaling the page, clinging to the print as his grip, or even leaning against the passages. They could've done the same thing with Edgar this time and it would've been great! You could argue that not having it doesn't take away much story-wise, but I feel it was just the right touch. 
 And speaking of stuff from the first book, again there's the way Delilah and Oliver speak/interact with each other. Before you say anything, I get it. It's a romance, and young love at that. There's bound to be a lot of "mush & gush" going on between them. But I guess for me, some of it was just a tad too unbelievable or over the top. I didn't dislike them per say, but there were simply some moments where I found myself groaning a little under my breath. 
 And then we have Jules, the polar opposite of Delilah. She's a hardcore feminist, a rebel, she's angsty, she wears edgy clothes, she's a vegan, she's...a cookie cutter stereotype. I'm sorry, I really want to like this character, and there are parts of her that could work fine. But the combination of these traits all together just seems so... 
 cliche 
 . She just rubbed me the wrong way in this book. Using only a few of them would have flowed better a made for a more believable personality rather than just trying to be as much of an opposite of Delilah as possible.(view spoiler)[Even so, I still wish she could've had her happily ever after with Edgar. What? I'm not heartless or anything. (hide spoiler)] 
 Some of the modern references got under my skin, but I get why they were used. It's the world these characters are in (sometimes) and I suppose it's relatable and funny to the majority of readers nowadays. Being someone who is 
 not 
 into the social media and trendy aspects of today, I didn't care much for it. I was worried that there would be a lot more than there was, and honestly if there had been I would not have finished it. But luckily it wasn't too prominent. 
 Aside from that, I guess the only other thing that particularly bugged me personally was 
 the way that Disney was regarded 
 in this book. I am what you might call a lifelong hardcore Disney 'Geekette' so I did not enjoy reading lines about classic Disney films being referred to as merely "kids stuff" or having a character make a comment about a "stupid Disney princess" and especially, repeatedly, encountering references to "Disney World" when in actuality it is Walt Disney World. Yeah I guess I'm a stickler. What can I say? *shrugs* 
 All in all, it was still a cute story and it did keep me reading until the end. L= degodeg