hmmmmmmmm
I think this could have been a single book. A 1000 page standalone, but a standalone none the less. This second book read a bit slower and there were too many repetitions of things from book1 and from this book (which annoyed me a bit). The emotional elements still hit hard, but sadly this was not a 5star book as I expected it to be. GGK is still a fantastic writer and I'll read more from him this year.