Benjamin

I found this one slightly less enrapturing than the first. Overall it moves the characters and world forward, however I don't really feel like the main character is growing towards a better place and instead seems to mostly be along for the ride.

That said, it's still a great entry in the series and a powerful narrative led by a strong, broken, genuine female. That alone is reason to pick this one up.

Overall the main thrust is generally compelling, but yet again the vast number of simultaneous threads left me caring about less than half the story and the other half wishing to get back to the former. The main characters continue to feel childish, petulant, and without capacity to grow or change. The hard sci-fi is enjoyable enough to keep returning, though. 

Listen I loved the first book and I was fairly ravenous in listening to this one, but let me tell you I was LOST for about 95% of the time.

Realize, it's meant to leave you feeling this way, but between not being able to remember a single person's name across two books and the intentional obscurity...I was sometimes frustrated and frequently just felt stupid.

I just want to love these books so much, but I continue to muddle through each one subsequently more and more confused.

Maybe the fourth one will clear some things up.