I don't think it's entirely the book's fault, but I didn't really enjoy Throne of Jade as much as I wanted to. It took me all month to get through on audio because I've been in a little bit of a reading slump, so I got to that point where I was just ready to be done with it. The language and Temeraire's and Lawrence's relationship is just as lovely as in the first book, but there was a lot of travelling, a lot of plotting and politicking, and in general it just felt like it didn't need to take as long as it did. Will definitely be picking up #3 sometime in the future.