Totally without a doubt as good or better than book one, drug addicted she might be but Chess is one of the sharpest female lead characters that I have had the pleasure to read about in years. Even when she screws up royally it is easy to forgive her and wish her well.This time around we also are treated to intimate revelations made by Chess and Terrible to each other, now if he can forgive her relationship with Lex maybe someday he and Chess will have a future together. Something to look forward to finding out.