Good recap at the beginning, which helped it’d been a while since I read book 1. There was little action in book 2 until the end. Focus was the love triangle (love corner)& I don’t like either option:the one she’s fated to against her will or the forbidden love she wants

Alex has more time with her would be bfs because she’s flunking training but then seriously injures someone with an apple, takes out trained guards & mythical beings

it’s just bland