The prior novel was the first one that I had read in this series. I instantly enjoyed that book. Mike really stood out to me. While, I still liked him in this book; the rest of the characters fell flat for me. Thus, sadly, Mike was not able to hold the whole story for me.

What happens when I don't have such a strong connection with the characters is that the storyline does not intrigue me. Yet, this happened for about the middle of the story but towards the ending it picked up speed. The beginning even was a good showing. So, while I did experience some road bumps reading this book, I still liked it and would probably read the next book in this series. ( )