Sadly, I found myself not caring at all about whatever happened to this bunch of characters... 
 I only pick it up because I just read the first book and had taken this out at the library and need to give it back soon. If I had not check it out at the same time as the first, I wouldn't have bothered doing so but it was there...and I was just bored and annoyed most of the time. 
 This is a disappointment for a series I really wanted to enjoy but silver lightning: at least I did not buy them ;)