FIVE STARS! 
 Wow what a story. If the first book introduced the plot, which I thought was bog standard with little intriguing twists and turns, then the second book takes said plot and twists it, then turns it, then turns it inside out, then tells you it isn't a plot, but it might be, depending on who you believe. But that person also might have wrong conclusions. 
 I love it when you find a writer who is really really clever and knows how to spin it out in a tale. Even after finishing the book and seeing how everyone is being manipulated, you really still do not have any idea which side is actually telling the truth. It is conceivable that they all are, in their own way and the ending is just going to be one big ass shit fight. 
 Either way, the manipulation is brilliant and I absolutely cannot wait to start book three. 
 No middle book syndrome here! 
 Read it!