If the first book in the series ripped your heart out, this one started to help put it back together a little bit. There are more hopeful moments, but we also dredge up memories of the past for all of the characters, which can get a bit intense again. There are also suspenseful moments that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat. 

I was very pleased to get some of the answers to questions brought up in book 1, and again, start to feel a bit more hopeful for the future. I can't wait for the third book and the answers that will come with that!