This book was very much like the first one. It felt very similar, but then again, it did have most of the same characters, plus one or two new ones, including James's faerie. What I liked about this book was that there seemed to be more development. The characters figured out more about themselves, especially James. He realized what was important to him and that he was capable of meeting his potential.

The main problem was that I didn't like how Deirdre factored in. She was pretty pathetic the whole novel and didn't make any progress. I felt like the whole first novel was simply a way to set up Deirdre to go into a tailspin to further the plot of the second novel. It worked fairly well, but I felt pretty bad for Deirdre. Her life kind of sucks during this book, and that doesn't really get resolved for her, which makes me feel even worse.

But overall, I enjoyed this book, and I would definitely recommend it. It was a fun read.