It was such a cliff hanger that you need to have book two ready
You will want to start it immediately.
I must admit it became at little slow at the end of book two but I listened to it on drive to Florida. The book took on a new adventuresome plot and the characters came alive again. I have now completed book four and onto book five. Wondering what could they possibly reveal in this next book. They certainly did in book four.
You just want to continue on
Enjoy everyone