Again, admittedly I am not the target audience for this series. However, I’ve read enough middle-grade novels and I find this trilogy to be chaotic and shallow. With too many cliches, cringe-inducing dialogue, and a confusing hoard of plot points, this second installment was as disjointed as the first with more violence and less value. Overall, I can see the appeal but there are much better choices for middle-grade series.