My issue from the first book - that there is no self-contained plot or resolution - continues in this one.

The characters were flatter here, and there was a lot of repetition. I think that this series probably could have been cleaned up, cut down, and made into one slightly longer standalone. It would have helped with some of the pacing, and maybe given us some more clear character arcs. 

This volume didn’t really feel like anything happened. We get about two plot points to move us forward, but that’s rough considering the length of the book. Very little character work was done. Not a lot of new world building. 

Anderson - the only character I really liked from book one - doesn’t get a whole lot to do in this book. 

Rather weak second installment, though still very readable. I’ll finish out the series since I can get it through my library.