This was okay, but it just wasn’t as exciting as the first book without the backdrop of the competition. The love story was fine, but I did roll my eyes in several places here. It felt like we were retreading a lot of the same ground! And I liked the Vincent storyline, but it did feel a bit like we were going in circles there too. The pacing was off and there were a lot of plot conveniences too. It was basically like the first book but without the big exciting draw! The first book was so entertaining! But this was just fine.