" This second installment sadly didn't live up to my expectations. I sludged through it out of pure determination to be able to say I finished it (ok ok, so I WAS a little curious to find out what happened), but it just wasn't nearly as enjoyable as the first one. The writing was cheesier and even less-believable than the first book - particularly regarding the main characters' dialogue and emotions - and while the whole concept of the candlestone is quite creative and the "science" of it somewhat intriguing, the prolonged explanations of the technicalities of it only made the plot sag. It was fun to a degree, and ok, there were a few choice tense parts when I had to force myself to stop reading, but overall, I'm still not totally sure it was worth it.... Anyway, the remaining books have gone down in my priority to read. "
— Heather, 2/18/2014