I enjoyed this book, but not as much as Cinder. There were a lot more characters to keep track of and several more story lines, and to me it seemed a little too busy. Still a solid book, but of the two I've read so far, Cinder was by far my favorite. There also seemed to be a lot more info dumping and exposition in this book to explain the back stories of the characters.

I did think the ending picked up and there was a lot of action and new revelations. It left me excited to start Cress even if the first two thirds weren't as strong.