I will say, this is an improvement from the first book. Anna and Charles' relationship feels at least a bit more settled now, there are some fears and insecurities that are touched on, which I felt like the previous installment lacked. I'm glad that Anna has grown into a stronger character and can definitely take care of herself when she has to. 

And yet, I still can't really get into this series. I don't think Anna and Charles are still strong enough as characters to make me fully interested or want to continue with the rest of the books. It could be fatigue from this world or maybe it was wrong book wrong time, but really not much happened in this story that, honestly, should have been a game changer for the entire world. The wolves are coming out to the world, the story revolves around delegations and how exactly they're going to approach this process. And it all seems so shoved to the back amidst everything. I know it's more covered in the Mercy series, but it feels like the buildup was still so glossed over.

Unless someone makes a really convincing argument for it, I don't think I'll be going on with the series. Just give me a Bran highlight reel from the rest of the books and we'll call it a day.