I LOVED Red Queen (the first book) so I was wicked excited to pick this one up... But I didn't like it. At all.

I was so bored through most of it that I struggled to just trudge through. The only thing that is keeping me from giving it a one star rating is the fact that there were a few bits I liked.

Overall, Mare drove me absolutely insane. She went from being this great character to one that screamed self-importance. One minute she was so full of herself, but then the next minute she would think she was nothing special. Also, one second she was in love with Cal, then she hated him, then she was in love with him again, then she hated him, and so on and so on.

I also felt that there was quite a bit of repetition, specifically in what Mare would think to herself, which always drives me up a wall.... I was not invested in this book at all. I was reading this with a friend, and when she texted to tell me it starts picking up, I thought "oh good! finally!!" I was so excited and had high hopes for the book finally drawing me in! But no... It may have been just because I was so ticked off at the rest of the book, but when I finished reading...my only thoughts were "Saw that coming..." and "glad that ones over." I'm not sure if I will read the next book (if there is one?).

Side note: Kiwi's review sums up my thought process while reading this book nicely :)