While this was a continuation of the first book, and it takes on a different approach with the characters, the worldbuilding still goes pretty slow.

While, I still liked the book enough (and it isn't too large), it faced Second Book Syndrome[1]. There was nowhere to go in the plot, and while the character choices were natural to the characters, apart from a few major plot points that could have been handled in a shorter word-count fairly easily.

It drags on quite a lot, if you think about what all actually happens. I'm still invested in the series, and hope that the finale would be worth it. My major issue with the series so far is that it takes a very slow approach to giving out secrets.

[1]: gillianeberry.blogspot.in/2014/01/second-book-syndrome-and-what-that-is.html