Plot Synopsis:
Sawyer has learned the identity of her father. Now, she's put her focus on a new mystery that was introduced near the end of the first book involving the identity of a baby. While this this is going on, Sawyer and her friends are given the chance to join a secret society called the White Gloves.
Positives:
I like that the main characters all grow and change through the book, especially Sawyer's cousin, Lily. I also like how the mystery unfolds. This book also offers an alternate time going back several years in the past. And, I feel like we're given just enough of this perspective. It's something that could have easily ended up eating up too much book time. It also helps that there's a payoff to said past storyline.
Mixed:
For better or worse, this book doubles down on everything from the first book, both what did work and what didn't. As I said in my review for the first book, there's a level of suspension of disbelief that's required. This book takes that to the next level. The book utilizes a lot of reveals so that we can avoid some potentially icky things (which I don't mind, but I also have to acknowledge it's mostly convenient).
Negatives:
In the first book, I found the character of Nick (I mostly refer to him as valet boy) to be a boring character. In this book, his presence mostly pisses me off. Once again, he mostly exists to be Sawyer's love interest, but his presence here honestly feels incredibly forced. It also doesn't help that because they give him more plot space in the book, other characters I liked more feel shortchanged. I also think the wrap up is rushed. There's a point where Lily decides she wants to spend time living in Sawyer's world, and let's just say I feel like the book could have built that up better.
Final Thoughts:
I think I liked this book about the same, if not a little bit more than the first book. I think it's safe to say if the first book wasn't for you, this second book is not going to change your mind. I happen to love all of the unrealistic, ridiculous plot points the book throws at you. Not everything works, but I still had a ton of fun for the journey.
4 / 5
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