Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

This series is great!  Imaginative, adventurous, romantic and just great.  You know the mark of a good series when you feel like you want more (and rumor has it that Bardugo has another book set in the same universe coming out in the future).  I loved the first book in this series and I feel like this book matched it grandeur and wonder. The world building is good (it's so fast paced however that you don't get to spend very much time in any one location).  The characters are likable (even the evil ones).  The only qualm I had with it was in the end, the big showdown was less epic than I had hoped for.

Final Recommendation: FINISH THE SERIES!!  If you love fantasy, awesome creatures, wickedly good bad-guys, super-sweet romance, fluffy coats & hats...start this series immediately!