when I finished the first part of the triology it left me with a hunger of curiosity. This time it left me with questions. I don’t know if I really like it or if it’s my eager for finishing books. The different plots and POVs are fierce. But just as complex as the universe is that’s kind of matching tho. I love my characters and hate their destiny. This second book is as dark as the first. Leadership and politics are big in this one. Again you’ll be confronted with questions and sense and get few answers. But as the book itself teaches, the more you know you’ll have to admit that you don’t know enough. I only love the book for the that my brain has to work and how I’m bound to seeking more knowledge. The time lapses, details and connections are mind blowing

 "The greater tragedy of our world is not the victims of cruelty, but that so many of those victims would, given the opportunity, stand in the shoes of their oppressors and wield the same whip with equal enthusiasm." This sequel is very different than the previous book: different tone, different writing, different focus. I preferred the first book and couldn't connect with the book that broke the world. The plot consists of a series of adventures aimed at reuniting the characters who were separated at the end of the previous book. The book doesn’t advance the story in terms of character development or worldbuilding. The only new elements are a few new monster species. The story mainly centers around the value of knowledge, but the added depth doesn't make the argument more compelling.

The first part I rated 4,25. This one is a 4.0. SPOILERS MAY LAY AHEAD! While the first book focused mainly on the story of Livira an Evar this book got two additional stories. Celcha who at first isn't connected to the actual story and Arpix who received more attention in the second book. I enjoy the style of writing and the world the story I set on; that's why I've bought the second part. The story of Celcha seems a bit far-fetched to me and even with the conclusion at the end of the book when everything comes together I still lack the understanding for the necessity of that extra story. But I like that there has been another unknown plot. I struggled with the love story between Arpix and Clovis since Clovis was driven by hatred for humans and to me it didn't make sense that he could break her that easily. Maybe that's the point of her character development but for me it needed more time. Besides that I loved the story of Arpix and that everyone seems to be stranded in different points of time and places, not knowing what happened to the others. I will definitely read the third book and can recommend book 1 + 2.