I liked this book more than the first installment, because it read more easily even though the stakes didn't feel as high as before due to the plot twist at the end of the previous novel. Nevertheless, I have to admit that I like Alizeh's POV way more than Kamran's (I often skimmed read his side of the novel because it felt slow and boring). In fact, I loved her and I was intrigued by everything that happened to her in Tulan and with Cyrus, whose story was fascinating to me. On the other hand, I never really cared about what was going on in Ardunia, and I found the chapters set there quite tedious. Despite this, generally speaking, I had  fun while reading this second installment, and I can't wait to get to the third one. In fact, Tahereh Mafi always writes cliff-angered endings that make you eager to pick up the sequels despite of the complaints you might have on the book.