Oh wow what a fall from the first book. This just felt like so much filler it made me want to not finish it but I did it! We spend more than half the book just reading about Tally doing the most lame things to make sure that she's not losing her grip post surgery. However, after a few 100 pages I was ready for her to leave the city and start making plans to take down the new Pretty Government. Just too long and I felt like nothing was really achieved here. This also started to feel much more YA than the previous book.