What a sequel! I'm not at all disappointed in this. I loved all the Buffy references, the growth of the characters from the first book and the typical government official asshats. Love to hate them, I guess I should say. The new characters were diverse & not at all expected. The uncle; not sure how I feel about him but I do feel horrible for Micah. I see him teetering on the edge. Great supernatural sci-fi story. Will definitely read the next one. Four stars instead of 5 only cuz some parts seemed to drag or got repetitive.