So I just spent 20 minutes writing this whole review (which I will now claim to be my most brilliant written work EVER), but goodreads kicked me off and I lost it all. Lesson learned? It takes all of two seconds to copy it first. 
 Since I refuse to retype it all, I'll give a recap. 
 I liked that it had an independent plot, which many middle books do not. They tend to rely too heavily on the plot from the first book, and the promise of a conclusion. 
 I hated the characters. Hana and Alex were so well written in the first book, I expected the same from this one. Instead, I was given Raven and Tack, who came across as more like an afterthought. 
 And Julian?! Really?!? I am so sick of love triangles. I had been deliriously happy when the first book contained only one, lone, solitary love interest. Destined to be disappointed, I suppose. 
 I admit, I would have jumped on the lusty bandwagon had Julian been well written, but he seemed too weak to snag a woman like Lena. I lost a little respect for her. 
 The plot dashed back and forth between "then" and "now". It was an interesting concept and I kept waiting for the point of it. I assumed there was an important reason for the order, but in the end, there was none. All it did was break up the story to the point of distraction. 
 I would have said "YAY" for the cliffhanger ending, had it not been so completely predictable. 
 In short, and less poetic prose than my first review, I felt the book as a whole was a bit of a letdown. I desperately hope the third book can repair my broken expectations.