It wasn't HORRIBLE... But it was kind of BAD. 
 I had no issue with the information provided from Old Myfanwy via letters in The Rook. They were insights into her past, and I was filled with questions about how the stories in the letters were going to be tied into real-time Myfanwy. The info-dumps HERE however... are just plain full-on infodumps. I was literally skimming through whole pages. 
 Whilst The Rook (somewhat unfortunately) became a humour-oriented rather than a plot/character-driven novel, The Rook was still an AMAZING read. I was prepared to forgive O'Malley for my abundance of questions as long as the sequel would sate some of my curiosity... Well, now that I'm finished here, consider O'Malley not forgiven =( 
 Along with tying up the loose ends, I really hoped that I would get to see more of the characters I found so damn awesome in book 1 here... I loved Gestalt, Lady, Shantay, Alrich (if 500 pages was substituted for more of those characters, my enjoyment would be significantly higher =P). I wanted to find out how things go with Myfanwy's blood relations... I just wanted to find out what happened to the world I fell in love with! I really wished we stuck with Myfanwy as the primary protagonist. (BTW what happened to the guy who left a note for Myfanwy at the end of book 1?) (view spoiler)[not that I would ship her with anyone except for a hate/like/hate relationship with Gestalt, but yes I know... it probably won't happen. R.I.P. hopes and dreams (hide spoiler)] 
 In my opinion, O'Malley's creativity remains wasted as he chooses to forgo writing strong in-depth characters and settles for fluffy borderline-pointless adventures. 
 I am hoping and hoping that his writing style will improve with the next installment and we get a better ONE main protagonist (view spoiler)[110% will pre-order instantly if it's Gestalt =P I have a soft spot for the mental antagonist and yes I'm hoping part of their character will be redeemed. 
 I wouldn't mind any other Court character. Myfanwy back as primary protagonist would be A+ (hide spoiler)]