I enjoyed this book and it was mostly paced well, I just wasn’t completely enthralled by the second half n idk why. I think potentially it’s bc I went into the book thinking it was a stand-alone but it’s not, n so obviously that changes the pacing for the second half. I enjoyed the characters too, although the ending did seem mildly forced to me. 
Overall it was a fun read, and would recommend to those that are interested by the premise, just keep in mind that it’s not a stand-alone.