3.5 stars.

edit: I said I was going to continue this series but I'm really not looking forward to reading book 3. I just don't think it's working out for me rip.

Once again, the book got better as it went. At the beginning, it was suffering through more of the generic YA stuff that plagued the first book, like the love triangle (square??) and the "omg you can literally do every single thing ever." BUT it got rid of the girl hate and the "not like other girls" bs so I am very thankful for that!!
I also thought it was crazy that so many of the girls at the school liked Fitz. Dude had the personality of a dishrag.

Later on, it seemed that Fitz heard my comment about being a dishrag, got offended, and then tried his absolute hardest to win "most annoying character" award. Not the Oscar you want to win, my guy. It did not make it easy for me to care about his character. Like I know he was going through stuff, but that's no excuse.
On the flip side, I really did like the whole "malfunctioning" plot line. And I think that Sophie actually got a chance to have some character development this time, which was nice.

Overall, there are some good things here! It just seems that the beginning is too long, and ergo, ends up becoming the filler that detracts from an otherwise solid book. So far the series is struggling to get out of the 3 star dungeon, and hopefully if it finally does, it moves up and not down.