This book is so emotional. It is so frustrating, to the point of wanting to throw it out the window. For that reason I rated it 4 stars, also because I didn't find it to be as happy and compelling as the first one. I was annoyed a lot and it made me anxious. This didn't make it any less good, the writing and storytelling was still really great, I just didn't love it as much.

I understand why Weatherly threw in the love triangle. It needed that new emotional turmoil, I could hardly expect Alex and Willow to carry on normally. They had all this stuff happening living in Mexico City with the AK's, and it made sense that someone like Willow would be discovered. How could there not be a love triangle? I think it was natural too for Willow to sort of like Seb even though she loved Alex. She has finally found someone who understands her, who can be her best friend and empathize with her, plus he's super attractive. I just really hated that Alex had to be such a jerk about it- I understand jealousy but god. The way he treated Willow about it leading up to their fight and everything was so unacceptable.

Thankfully all was eventually well and he came to his dang senses, but I'm really annoyed with the synopsis of the third book that hasn't even come out yet. It says there's still going to be a love triangle. Like, what? I thought we obviously got passed that. I sincerely hope Weatherly does the right thing here and doesn't play our emotions too hard, because after Angel Fire I think we all may be rather drained.

For a second novel it still will keep the reader very interested, I could barely part with this 600+ page novel. It definitely held it's own up to the impressive first first book, and I'm very interested and hopeful for the third in last in this trilogy.