A review by rick_k
A Better World by Marcus Sakey

3.0

A Better World picks up right where [b:Brilliance|17171909|Brilliance (Brilliance Saga, #1)|Marcus Sakey|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1372505433s/17171909.jpg|23599367] left off, but doesn't stand alone as a novel. Too much of the book is directly recounting specific scenes from the first book, not just re-establishing the world building, characters and relationships, but leaning on the previous book. None of the characters develop a meaningful arc, just continue to be the people we assumed them to be. Some plot points are revealed and agendas and alliance set, but A Better World is just a bridge and preamble to larger story. I still like these characters and this world, so will be on board for the next chapter, but the leash did shorten just a bit.