*EDIT* I realize I was just being overly stubborn by giving this three stars, so I have decided that I will refuse to give such a great series anything less than 4 stars. 
 Real Rating: 3.5- 3.75 (honestly, deserving a four though, I'm just biased) 
 I am not saying in any way that this series went downhill. I could the magic every time I turned the page because Jenny Han has something seriously special about her. In terms of storyline and the way the delivered it, she was *better* than the first book. I feel I'm just biased giving this under a four because she didn't end up with Conrad...for now at least. This deserves four stars in almost every way possible, but yet, I'm too stubborn to give it that. From the beginning I wanted Belly to end up with Conrad and the end, and as well as the summary/sneak peak of the third book is basically proving to me that it won't happen(but I'm still rooting for them). There was also just one thing that really bothered me, and that was that the author wrote some of the story in the perspective of Jeremiah...if you aren't do that in the first book, then why change it around in the second? I don't feel as if his perspective added anything to the book...at all...it would been just fine, maybe better, without it. However, the ending had gripping on the book and extremely excited for the next one. I can't wait to dive in. :)