This installment in the series was much slower feeling then the first book. I didn't like several of the choices that characters made as they felt untrue to their nature... and maybe not untrue in the decisions landed upon but in how the characters arrived there. The whole book felt a little long for the plot/arks being worked with... and some of the twists were obvious. But the characters I loved are still in there and there is strong potential for it to end on a high note. Fingers crossed!