I enjoyed this in a messy way until around the 3/4 mark (A lot of the minor plot twists seemed obvious to me, but I didn't mind seeing them coming because I disliked who they were happening to). Then it stopped being fun. Zelie is still deeply hurt and acting out of fear. Amari is treacherous and pretty out of character. I warmed up to her a lot in the 1st book, but she quickly exhausted my good will this time around. A character I was hoping to never hear from again is back and taking up way too much of the plot. Roen was fun for a second, but he quickly stopped being chaotic and unpredictable. The ending made me angry and not in a good way.