2.5. This was definitely a quick read. I literally started it and finished it within a couple of hours. I did enjoy the first book, though it certainly had its faults, but this one just sort of fell flat for me. There seemed to be a lot of missing pieces in an attempt to continue the story. The “love triangle” seemed like it was supposed to be a main plot device or the story, but it just seemed like it was being forced down our throats. There wasn’t a connection between Kali and Ashwin and her “inner turmoil” about her so called feelings for him just didn’t seem believable. Also, I felt like the author was trying to hint at the fact that certain events, like the soldiers and people falling sick was part of a bigger scheme, but even that was sort of abandoned and unexplained after awhile. I did enjoy the camaraderie that developed between Natesa and Kali in this book, so that was a bright spot.

Overall, I wasn’t entirely impressed, but it won’t stop me from reading the next book in the series simply because I’d like to see if the story and writing improves and I’m interested in seeing what happens next.