Much faster paced than the first book. The action never slows down in this book. It wasn't the best fantasy I've ever read (a bit too much romance drama for me), but nonetheless I was engrossed by the story and it was an enjoyable read. 
 (view spoiler)[By the end of this book I was so sick of hearing all the reasons why Rafi and Jo couldn't be together because romance drama blah blah. And of course it's resolved by the end so they can be together. Maribelle turned out to be a fun character, but the Dom love triangle was a bit annoying. Dom couldn't even be faithful to one girl for 3 sec, it was pretty pathetic and obnoxious. 
 Also, I'm still confused by a few things. 
 -Maybe I need to reread this part of the first book, but how were Jacare and crew able to cross the wall? 
 -Why did it take Sapo 300 years to try and take over? Supposedly it took him that long to "set things up" or something. But even without the collars you think he would've tried something. 
 -Why did they put the wall back up at the end? What was the point of this story then? Is there really no way for Keepers and normal humans to coexist? Forced segregation is not a long term solution. 
 -I was surprised when I saw the map that they were living on a island. Fantasy books taking place on islands always beg the question, what is the rest of the world like? Also, can the people of Santarem sail to the Keeper side and see Olinda? Why do they not question this section of their island that they can't access? Is it like in HP where muggles suddenly remember urgent appointments when they get too close? 
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