I enjoyed the storytelling in this far more than in the first book. There were unexplained plot holes like

why did malerie and matt leave Eleanor's poisoning unfinished on first attempt?

, unnecessary red herrings like

harry warning Eleanor that the rogue was more likely to be someone she trusted rather than disliked - it was mentioned only once, turned out not to be true

and strange character decisions like

Emma being quite alright with leaving matt in the clutches of the rogue for so long

. However, it was a better paced read with a creative premise