This book was so much of a muchness with the previous book that I put it down only one third of the way through, and didn't pick it up again before I ran out of renewals and had to return it to the library. I gave it three stars as that's what I gave the previous one, and I don't think it was any worse, but I have no intention of checking it out again or reading the rest of the series. Which means I found it boring. I am willing to try the author again with an unrelated novel, however.