4.5, maybe. Also had a bit of an abrupt ending, like the first, but I didn't feel it quite as bad... or maybe I was just expecting it would end similarly in a cliffhanger of sorts. There was a lot more going on here than on the first, there was quite a bit of drama though, particularly with Sedric and his abusive-relationship flashbacks, but at least most the whiny characters realized that they were being whiny, so you have to give them credit for that.