Yeah, it was okay.

I mean, just like its prequel, this book absolutely wastes time with unnecessary scenes and side plots that drag on and add nothing to the overall story; so much so, that the actual main plot line doesn’t really progress until the latter 3rd of the book. But we been knew.

Fallon is still absolutely brain impaired, it’s painful to witness. It’s not as bad as in the first novel, thank god, but it’s not better by much.
I do like Fallon’s friends for the most part, though they unfortunately aren’t given much time at all to really become relevant. Most of them are entirely inconsequential to the plot and simply exist for comic relief or lewd jokes. I don’t hate that, I just wish that they were given more of a significant role to play.
I do like Lore, but he’s very one-note. That man isn’t exactly layered, he has three moods and doesn’t show much emotional range outside of those, which is a pity. I would’ve liked to see more of his humanity and time spent interacting amongst his people.

What I don’t understand is the 180 personality flip that one of the characters (spoilers, sorry, can’t say who) goes through. I mean, yeah, it was sort of hinted at? And the way was paved towards a certain outcome? But the way that particular plot line was written felt so jarring and sudden, at least to me. I wasn’t shocked or surprised, exactly, just really taken aback. Personally, I don’t feel like that character’s arc outcome was explained well enough to be believable. I don’t know, maybe those missing bits will be filled in in the 3rd book, but as for now, those questions remain unanswered.

I’m still undecided if I’m going to continue with the next book or leave it here. I’ll give it a day or two to decide, we’ll see. All in all, this series is a decent way to pass time, but to say that I’m emotionally invested or in any way attached to the characters or the story, would be a blatant lie.