3 Out of 5 stars. 
 I liked this much less than it's predecessor. It's probably because of the characters and the format. It's much more confusing. 
 And boy, don't get me started on the characters. The plot twist was good, if only I didn't feel it to be convenient just for the characters to be together. Ya feel me? 
 PROS: 
 - interesting plot line(well, certain parts) 
 - I love the main villain, Falk, he's a crazy bastard. 
 - Love the main Villain crew 
 - I like that Lanima side adventure. ITS creepy and scary. 
 - There's also another pro, but it's a spoiler. 
 CONS: 
 - I dislike the characters. I DON'T like Hanna at all. I'M meh with Nik. ELLA is also meh 
 - I hate to read their IM chats. Really awfully. 
 - I don't like the romance. Ugh. 
 - I don't like the plot twist. 
 It's a shame. If only I liked the characters, this book would've floored me. Idk why for these two writers, I just can't seem to connect to the characters they write. Even in the first book, I found Kady to be absolutely annoying. 
 Would I recommend this series? It's still fun though, gotta say. But it's a hard read. I think if you have the interest, then read and persevere. 
 SPOILERS BELOW. 
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 WELL, that was a bit underwhelming and a bit annoying. I was just skimming the book at the near end. Ugh. Seriously, parallel universe?! It would've been cool if only I didn't feel like it is a tool to bring back Nik alive. I was actually cheering when Nik died. Not that I hate him, more like I don't care about him. I just think that it's super unrealistic that a bunch of 17 year olds won against experienced, military trained soldiers. Come on. 
 And I don't like the romance. Like Hanna is still with Jackson, but that didn't stop her and Nik to flirt. And when Jackson betrayed her(I CALLED IT! WELL, I thought that he'd die, anyways, it's close) she would go to Nik and say she loved him? Come on. 
 The ending is too happy. Other than the father, no one died. OH EXCEPT JACKSON. HOW convenient. To save the other three. So convenient that he still love Hanna and sacrificed himself for her and her friends. 
 AND let's talk about Hanna for a moment. SHE IS SO DAMN ANNOYING. SO bratty and cocky. She's like a worse version of June from Legend. (p.s. , ONE OF MY FAV CHAC) So qualified but gosh. If she wasn't such a spoiled brat, nor cocky, by instigating her enemies, I would've liked her. And also, how convenient that Ella is a computer genius? 
 Okay the good things. Hmm 
 I love Falk and his team. Wow. His entrance is DAMN crazy and badass. His team is also insane like him. 
 I also love the lamina side action! I was hyper ventilating whenever they come up. Its like the zombie thingy in the first book. 
 AND WHO CAN FORGET AIDAN. HAHAHA I love that psychotic machine. 
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 Overall, if the characters were better, I would've liked this MUCH MORE.>