Well now I can say I read it, I guess.

This was almost like reading The Witcher game beastiary. Too much explanation of beasts that dragged on and not enough actual storyline. It hit its stride about 2/3rds of the way in, but it shouldn't have taken that long.

This one was much better than the first. Still a bit heavy on the encyclopedia reading, but all-in-all a well-woven story that kept my attention.

Had a lot of trouble getting through this and I don't think I could read anymore. Substandard characters, too many reminders of how amazing and beautiful the main character is and the usual love triangle.