Not quite as engaging as book 1 but it was still enough that it kept me reading. I kinda knew the outcome so there's no surprises in this book which is why I probably thought it wasn't so engaging. Stefan's character does come to light which is what I was waiting for and I an intrigued I suppose to see what will happen in book 3 I have an idea and I want to see if I am going to be right or not.......