Perchance to Dream (Théâtre Illuminata, Act II)

I'm really sad to say that I don't really like this book, especially since I really loved the prequel — [b:Eyes Like Stars 3817859 Eyes Like Stars (Théâtre Illuminata, #1) Lisa Mantchev http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266953162s/3817859.jpg 3862155]. Perchance to Dream had an excellent start with Bertie and company travelling around the lands, encountering many magical and funny situations on their way to rescue Nate. However, somehow the book then started being unclear and transitions are just getting more and more confusing. I didn't realize whenever the scene was changing, and it makes it really hard to follow what the characters are going through.Speaking of characters, Bertie transformed into a heroine I don't like in this book. I really love her wits and guts in the first book, and I said before that I'd love to have a best friend like her. But in Perchance to Dream, all those traits that I liked from Bertie was replaced by unreasonable obstinacy. Why? Because I don't see any particular reason why she must be THAT hostile towards Ariel. Especially since in the end we get to know how she really feels towards him, and to me it just doesn't make any sense.Ariel is such a charming character in the first book. He had this mysterious and enchanting aura that makes me interested in him more than Nate. But in this book? It's gone. I still like him, but he just seems so plain and weird now that those traits are gone. I also feel that Nate's description and appearance in this book wasn't enough to make him a solid character. So at this point, I don't really have any opinions regarding the love triangle since they're not deep enough to make me care about them.Despite all the minuses in this book, I will still get the third installment when it comes out next year. I'm not expecting anything good since I was really disappointed in Perchance to Dream, but hopefully it would be better than this.