Very disappointing sequel. The characters had no distinguishing tone and honestly sounded like young teenagers trying to decide the fate of humanity. Not enough time was spent getting to know the setting or anyone‰ЫЄs personality. It was just dialogue, action, dialogue, action. The ending was a hot mess reminiscent of the final Hunger Games book that got unnecessarily dark. There was also a bit of the ‰Ычtoo much gene‰ЫЄ going on with all the new found magic and abilities and revelations. Goodness. I will be skipping book 3.