3.5-3.75 
 Listen this was an awesome sequel. There was action, suspense and female friendship. But I also had some problems with this book that were both new to this book and also continuing problems from the first book. First, there is a HUGE discussion about femininity and masculinity that just is not happening as it should. Things are brought up, maybe a comment made about them, but then no discussion of whether it is good or bad, right or wrong, happens. Feminists should have a real problem with this book. The twist that the school takes makes me so annoyed and angry and the fact that no one talks about it in a way that doesn't go too far the other way I just.... *hand to head* My other big gripe with this series that got bigger with this book, is the queer baiting and queer tint for lack of a better word. This book amped up the queer level a lot without actually having any queer characters. Because, yes, for a character to be queer, it has to be explicitly written on the page otherwise it is fan theory. Or author theory >_> I can't really go into this without spoilers, but just know that this feels very much like it is going like, "you though there would be gays??? Lawl." Honestly the third book better have a queer character or I'm gonna be so mad. I also still have a problem with the fat shaming that exists in these books. It's not super prevalent but it has happened in both books so I feel the need to address it. I don't like it and I want it out of all media forever. 
 I'm still going to read the next book because I do really love the story and I want to know what is going to happen next. I mean it's not the most complex of stories, it's middle grade after all, I figure out some mysteries before them, but I still really love this world and I don't want to leave it completely... yet.