Not as good as the first...
923918
I like the premise of each book stemming from the same New Years Eve party.  I am liking the characters.  But the first third of the book is cut and paste from the first.  Not a fan of that.
I don't know if this considered a SPOILER ALERT.  Where the heck is the "I love you"?

When using a translation you might get from the internet or Word, check it with someone who speaks the language.  You got gender cases wrong almost every time.

I can't believe this is the same Author that wrote Christmas Ever After.
2754765
I really did like the first one in the series, and as I love a sequel, I went for this one. I was disappointing.... The story was just not plausible. Armand recovered from a majorrrrrr trauma a little tooooo quickly........
4267131
this sequel isn't very good. It didn't have the great flow that the first one had. It left questions unanswered, and I think the main guy was a different actor which always throws you off. I feel that the writing and transitions just wasn't as well done as in the first movie.
830060
While being a big fan of the first movie, I was fairly excited to see the second. After I saw it, I thought it was OK. Not as clever and original as the first, but still very entertaining. The second had a lot more laughs, slapstick, and funny bits...however I'd say it lacked in plot. EVERYTHING was predictable, and you knew what would happen the moment the movie started--not like in the first movie, which was more inventive and unpredictable to a certain degree.

However I will say most of this movie was hilarious, even if it lacked in other things. I definitely recommend seeing it, as it will probably be the funniest movie of the year. If you're in the mood to see a very funny, laugh a minute-ride, you should definitely check it out in the theater! But don't get your hopes up for this being better than the first.
4227205
Not as good as the first book. The half-orc gets a love interest, but that's about the extent of the character development. I pegged the murderer immediately and spent the story frustrated with the human lead's myopia. It feels like the author phoned it in. I liked the first one a lot, so I may give it a third book a chance.
2752825
Not as good as the first. Pace is slower and the plot is a basic jealousy/revenge variant that we have read before. The original part is the setting of Purgatory which is great. The worst part about this book in my opinion is the very politically correct sexual relation between the two main characters. She is part lust demon for crying out loud... so all this wait 'til I am ready/ wait for marriage is not in line with this at all. It slows down the story and it should just be left out of the book entirely. What's with the killing is fine as long as you don't have sex attitude?
3956918
I found Finisher to be excellent.  This one not quite as good.  Characters and situations had more depth in the first book.
2448344
Wow, what a letdown after the first book.  I am having a bit of difficulty pointing to any one thing.  This story goes into space, but something about it just didn't grip me, I kept wanting to put it down and do something else.  I am sure a lot of people will disagree with me, but this one just wasn't as good as the first one in the series.

Storyline - 3/5 stars
Pace - 3/5
Grammar/Syntax - 5/5
Character development - 4/5
747206
I didn't like this one as much as the first, but it was still a worthy installment.

The plot wasn't as interesting (predictable) and I didn't like Cori very much. To me she was just a "poor little rich girl". Obviously there was a lot more to her than that, but I didn't like her anywhere near as much as Jazz from the first book. Same with Max. Didn't like him as much as Alex.

But the story kept me reading and by the end I was keen to read the third in the series. Overall it was fine.
3589786
I loved the first book to this series so much so I couldn't wait for this book to come out. But unfortunately this one lack something that the first book had. It was still a interesting read just not as good as the first.
558045
This book wasn't as good as the first one. Johnnie is a smart girl, I hope that Jupiter DeMille told Johnnie her future and all about the evil of the white man Napoleon. I hope book 3 is much better than 2.. Napoleon, is setting up Johnnie's future, I just hope she can do something about it.
2702313
Not near as clever or as funny as the first film. A little disjointed.
1031652
Liked the 1st one better. Seemed to have a lot of filler.
3141295
Definitely not as good as the first Hollywood Babylon--I've had this book for several months and still haven't been able to get entirely through it; a lot of repetition from the first HB, and as far as the new information presented, it's only a few paragraphs at times. Definitely a disappointment from the first one.
94666
I agree with many of the reviewers here, the second book just wasn't as good as the first.  About half way through, the writer just started taking shortcuts and cutting right to the chase without "leading" you into the storyline.  Very abrupt in progression and based on the way this book ended, I doubt I will read the 3rd book when released, but I'll watch the reviews and make up my mind then.
2910245
Of course, it's not as good as the first movie.........seems they lose "something", with the second, etc - after the first is really good!
3002068
The first book was better. I will have to say I was a little disappointed with the last quarter of the book. It seemed that the storyline was rushed...rushed to have the book end and for the two main characters to live their happily ever after. The ending did not leave me wanting more.