I actually didn't love this book quite as much as the first one. It moved a bit slower and there was overall less action, which made the pacing of the book drag a bit in parts. However, overall I really enjoy this series.

The villain in this book is SO well written! I was kind of hoping for Xingyi to go all "burn it all to the ground", but I also understand the path that she takes. The love triangle is still around in this one - I was really holding my breath for all three of them to get together ;) Throughout most of this book (while it's overall the best love triangle I've read) I was really unsure how Wenzhi could ever make Xingyi trust him again, but he is relentless. Until really the last 5-10% of the book this is still unclear and then THE ENDING!!! It broke me. The ending alone bumped this book up .25 of a star.