I was very disappointed with this sequel to A Court of Thorns and Roses, which I loved! Without the pre-established Beauty and the Beast plot structure which guided the first book, this one took a long time to find its way. The first half was reserved for the introduction of new characters and witty, sarcastic banter for them to reveal to us their whole back stories. The actual plot picked up in the second half, but the reader has to push through a Twilight-esque love triangle and the love interest in Book #1 all of a sudden is emotionally abusive. Our heroine quickly learns to hate him and moves on to the "Bad Boy" aka an even more Beastier Beast whose heart she must tame. Effectively making the love story and the sacrifices made in Book #1 totally worthless. I would still recommend Book #1 in this series to anyone who enjoys a Beauty and the Beast retelling. I will likely stop my reading of this series right here.