This one was so much better! Knowing the characters and their relationships from the first one made this better, and I feel that it had a good plot to it. Orion and Galadriel had a very nice relationship, which was shown just the right amount through the book. The magic felt more powerful, and there were defined checkpoints of the storyline. Really great book, and the last line definitely has me hooked to read the final one when it is released.