I think the reason I never liked this book very much is because I read it in my native language. This was my first time reading it in English, and the number of things that clicked into place was insane. There is so much information that just went over my head because of translation (and don't get me wrong, the translator did a phenomenal job) This series is undoubtedly brilliant, and though this is the second book, it all gets into motion in this book.