Watanavenedict itibaren Kotelnikovo, Kurskaya oblast', Rossiya, 306247
I found this one easier to get into, but perhaps that is due to the fact I've read the first one and have gotten used to the style, more or less. Or, it could be due to the fact that it was just easier to get into. That said, it was not a book that grabs you and pulls you in. It is quite interesting and entertaining. Gemma does mature, but she still has a lot to learn with the whole Order and The Realms. Not everything is as it seems to be. Illusions are played and lies are told, secrets are withheld. A lot happens in this book. I do wonder, though, if Gemma's friends are really her friends? The whole plot to find and defeat Circe leads us to believe that a certain character is this person. But is it truly? A lot of twists and turns. I don't want to give anything away! But, I think it becomes obvious later on who Circe really is (or at least it did for me). I think this is a solid second instalment. A solid ending with no cliffhanger, but you know there is more to come!