This was an ok read for me. Didn't grip me like previous novels. It did set the stage for a good finale in the 3rd book so I am looking forward to that. It probably didn't help that I started this in audio book format and then decided to finish it in print. I just don't get the kind of retention or enjoyment out of listening to someone else read the book to me. I did start reading it in print a good ways back from where I was in the audio book. This novel just didn't inspire me to keep going like so many other Brooks novels do.