I honestly wasn't sure I even wanted to read this after the first one, but I'm glad that I did. I don't generally care for spoilers before I read a book, but I looked up this one to see if it was going to be worth it. Because honestly, if Alex was truly dead then I didn't want to bother. This was much better paced and I honestly read most of it instead of skimming through like I did the first. I like how Lena is growing and finding herself, and loved the relationship between her and Julian. I loved her being the one who turned someone to the other side. But I honestly want her to be with Alex, and I'm really hoping that his "don't believe her" doesn't mean that he is mad at her. That will be frustrating. Happy that I only just read this series so I don't have to wait a whole year to read the ending, just a few weeks!