Whilst I am really looking forward to book three and seeing how this story plays out, I was a little disappointed with The Liar's Key. 
 Overall my expectations are 'not quite' being met. But you have to put that into context on what I expect from Lawrence, which is much higher than other authors. 
 The characters are once again a great read, I loved how the light and dark influences effect Jalen's thoughts and the relationship with Snorry, whilst not as detailed as book one, is still a fine read. So where was it not so great for me? The story told seemed a bit, drawn out, very much a travel to town, get drunk, bonk a local lass, sprint to the docks, hop in a boat and sail to the next town. Where it all happened again. The whole story is about getting the key to the door and to me, it felt like I was playing Skyrim, you know where you walk between towns, and find a cave, go in, fight, come out, find another cave etc etc 
 However, I do believe that is now set up for a HUGE book three! Fingers crossed.