From Goodreads: At the beginning of the summer, Clio Kaid was one of a hundred teens brought to a secret Army installation. But it was no ordinary camp and they weren’t ordinary kids…

Soon after learning they were the products of a secret genetic experiment, the teens began developing super-abilities ranging from bounding lightness to blocking heaviness; blinding brilliance and the ability to vanish. These same gifts made them targets of a psychopath in officer’s clothing, and they found themselves fighting for their lives.

Picking up where Solid left off, Clio and her friends realize that they aren’t ready to go home; they’re determined to stay on campus and continue their journey of self-discovery. But someone doesn’t feel the same way and will do anything to drive them away – even kill.

Friendships will be tested, abilities will evolve, and more secrets will come out as the teens race to stop the killer before he sets his sights on one of them…

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While I enjoyed this novel, I have to say that I enjoyed Solid much more.  Both stories are very well written, but I felt more kindred with the first book in the series.  I think it has something to do with Clio’s characterization in this second book in the series.  Clio, along with all her camp mates, is struggling as she finds out that there is a killer on the loose.  Understandably, they all have their ways of dealing with things, but Clio’s withdrawal and actions left me feeling perturbed and angry with her.  Yes, she is confused and scared, but a lot of the choices she makes made me livid, whereas I felt that she was a much more rounded character in Solid.  Of course, characters need to change—it is human nature for people to morph as they encounter new situations that ultimately change their disposition, and this is so with storybook characters as well, but I can’t help disliking Clio a lot in this novel.  When I read Solid, I found Clio and I had a lot of similar qualities and I connected to her instantly, but in this sequel, that connection seemed to disappear—which, on a side note, is good, seeing as I don’t like a lot of her choices and wouldn’t want us to be similar in that aspect.  Yet, Clio’s changes, mistakes, and realization are all part of the coming-of-age process, and Workinger did do a great job with creating a character that is coming into herself, even if I don’t feel the same towards her anymore.

Characterization aside, I think this is a good novel, and I do recommend it; the series is turning out to be pretty good, but make sure to read Solid first, as Settling picks up right were Solid left off.  Three stars.