I had rented both these books from my library, so I hoped maybe this would start on a more promising note. The first felt as though it were a second or third book in a series rather than a beginning. 
 This on the other hand is just plain bad. I would prefer to drop it in the toilet where it belongs rather than return it to a literary institute. 
 *eyes offending book* <\i> not mine so ya lucked out... this time.