[Note: I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of my review.]
After the first beautiful part (see my review here: https://www.netgalley.co.uk/book/94055/review/346348), the second installment in the "War of the Staffs" series is a bit of a letdown.
Whereas the exploration and landscape descriptions are still up to par with the first book, which I rated 5 stars, I found the combat parts very confused and not all intriguing. Especially when describing army clashes (and there are many in the book), the book was not flowing seamlessly and I found myself bored and anxious to get past these pages.
Overall, three stars. I hope the next book to go back to the first one level.