I'm way behind the trend of this series, so I'll be writing mainly about my reading experience. 
 First of all, I couldn't help having high expectations. I'd heard it improves on the first one and, since I was let down by the first one's ending, I hoped this would be a 5 star book. Don't get me wrong, it was really good, but not, for me, good enough to fully engross me and make me forget the world and everything as most of the first book did. I was confused in some sections, because she tries to pack more plot into less pages, but overall a good read. 
 This was Dark Goddess to the previous one's Devil's Kiss. I do not regret reading it, as we had more characterization and a more complex plot, but I enjoyed the first one more.