Book 2 of the Cousin O'Dwyer trilogy focuses on Connor and his connection to his ancestor Eamon, and the circle's battle to destory the evil sorceror Cabhan.

Obstensibly the story of how Connor realizes he has always loved childhood friend Meara, more time is spent dwelling on the epic battles (and failures) between the cousins, their circle, and the evil sorceror. There was too much "I got into this bad situation, I was rescued, now let me recount it for you again even though you just read through it." I would rather have spent more time exploring Meara and Connor's relationship and "getting" why they fell so quickly into love after ignoring it for twenty years.

A bit repetitive for me, and I'm looking forward to finally seeing rape-y Cabhan defeated in book 3.