The problem with reading series is that I read the first one and my to-read list begins to shrink and then the next book immediately takes its place. And then, to add insult ti injury, you finish the second book and realize that the third book doesn't exist yet.
In a sense, this book suffered a bit from being the second book in an ongoing story so, while the book felt like a complete story arc, I am still frustrated simply because I want to know what happens next. Second books tend to be about evolution and escalation, aiming towards the climactic moment of book three where everything is resolved.
Which is something of a shame, because this book was really good and built on the fantastic world that Taylor only gave us a glimpse of in her first book.
And she references Monty Python!
Really, I'm just bitter that it takes time to write books and they don't just appear when impatient readers demand them.