Hmm, middle books of trilogies are tough. This one had a LOT of exposition to deliver. Still, satisfying, and I'm definitely looking forward to book 3, like, OMG.

I wish I had been able to listen to the audiobook, but I was glad I'd listened to the first one on audio--the audiobook is really great and I was able to still hear some of the voices and accents (and pronunciations of weird monster names) in my head.