I found this book to be more engaging than Book #1, but it was still loaded with phrases, terms and histories I didn't understand...which I have slowly come to expect of this series. I was glad to get some consistency with characters in this story but also enjoyed the new characters that were introduced. I like the story when I read it, there is a lot of action in between the internal musings of the characters, but if an hour passes I forget where I left off or who was in what peril. This may be because I lack some building blocks for the story to understand where everyone is at. I'll continue to read the series but spending my time reading books that are a solid three may start to get a bit tiresome.