This second book of the Ash and Spirit Trilogy is decent light reading. Assigning a rating system to books is always difficult for me. It always seemed so arbitrary, so I developed a system. Books I don't finish out of boredom \get one or two stars. Books that I finish, but are basically a substitute for watching Castle or NCIS on TV receive three stars. Books I really enjoy but won't read again get 4 stars. Books that are added to my list of favorites that I may read again get five stars. I assigned this book three stars because I liked the basic premise and the main character is fairly engaging. However, within the first few chapters, parts of the plot made no sense. For example, the main character supposedly receives an envelope with $15,000 in cash from a deceased relative which is then stolen by her boyfriend, but she doesn't report it to the police because of potential tax consequences. No, no, no. There wouldn't be any tax consequences on $15,000 in cash. Still, I finished the book, and despite a few other plot flaws, enjoyed it. Fafter I finished, I discovered that the author published a three-book trilogy prior to this series which sets the stage. I'd recommend reading those books first.