Hmmmmm... Hmmmm.... 
 Like the first book, I think this book is Okay. But I didn't like first part of the book. The pace was kind of slow in the beginning so it was kind of boring. And then it got better in the middle and to the end. 
 The plot itself was ok, but I was kind of annoyed by all the poetry in the book. Now I get it, in a dysthopian world where art like poetry is limited, the characters find some kind of strength in the poetry but for me it just didn't work. Mainly because I don't GET the world in this book. It's still my main issue with this series. 
 Things got better for me when the characters were getting close with the Rising. But I guess I have to read the third book for more of that. The characters were also okay. But that is the other issue of the book for me, that they're just OKAY. Nothing about them stands out, although I do like Eli. Maybe because he's just like Bram, from the first book, who was also my favourite character. And I also wished there was more of Vick. 
 I had hoped I would've liked the series more after reading the second book, but sadly it was too much like the first book so my opinion hasn't changed much. It still a good love story and dythopian YA book, so I do recommend it for the fans of these genres.