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3.5
adventurous challenging tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The basics
Enjoyment: ⭐⭐⭐.5
Start: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Characters: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Atmosphere:⭐⭐⭐⭐
Plot:⭐⭐⭐
Ending:⭐⭐⭐
Style:⭐⭐⭐⭐

What I loved
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC!

This installment seems to be building to something spectacular, but the pacing felt quite a bit off versus the first book.  Once you get past that though, the characters are all coming into their own. 

I think I'm most partial to Gemma's storyline, but that doesn't surprise me.  It doesn't feel like any stakes are quite high enough for what all happened in book 1.  I'm still interested in where this all leads, but that interest is slightly dampened at this point.