Hidden Warrior was a lot better than The Bone Doll's Twin. For one, the story picked up considerably - I finally felt like we were out of the introductions stage and the real plot started happening. With Tobin finally aware of his rather special circumstances, there is also more room for explorations of gender and identity (though not quite as much as I would've liked).

However, I still have a bone to pick with this book. Because it needed a much better editor. There were several continuity errors with the previous installment. There were also a lot of scenes where the action needed cleared descriptions, because even after rereading a paragraph I was confused about what was happening exactly. It's a shame, because these factors, for me, really took away from what could've been a much better novel.

That's not to say I didn't enjoy it. Flewelling does have a knack for creating loveable characters, and I will be reading the third book in order to find out what happens to Tobin, Ki and Tharin.