5 Words: Revolution, magic, power, secrets, family. 
 I enjoyed The Jewel more than I expected to, it was quick paced and had a familiar feel. 
 But this book? 
 I felt like it was struck down by the second book curse, and it had the feel of a stop-gap-filler in the story. Not much seemed to happen until 3/4 of the way through the book. As much as the first book set the scene, it took this book a long time to do anything at all. 
 I still enjoyed the writing style and how the characters were not black or white - they were shades of grey. One character that I enjoyed a lot less in this book was Ash, he was just so whiny that every time he was mentioned I ended up rolling my eyes. 
 I will read the next one because I have hopes that the series will redeem itself in the finale. And I do really like the writing style.