Timing is everything, and this book had the unfortunate situation of being the book I put down for a week while I listened to TTPD exclusively. But even before that, it really wasn’t capturing my attention the same way that book 1 was. There was a lot of momentum at the dramatic ending of the first book, and that excitement fell quickly for me when I picked this one up. The midpoint plot turn was interesting and regained some of that intrigue, but overall, I liked the first book much better.