This is a sequel and because I read the first book SO long ago, I found myself a little bit more confused about some things than I think I normally am in a sequel. I appreciate that the author didn’t spend forever rehashing the first book because when authors do that it is very annoying, but a few more clues about who this or that person was would have been nice. This author is big into not explaining things to you, but rather giving you little clues about everything (from the structure of the world to who a character is to what the hell is going on) and letting you put it all together. Which was overall very nice because I didn’t feel insulted or bored by a lengthy exposition.

I’m not sure if I liked the first one more or not. I think in some ways this one was better and in others the first one was better.