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Nisekoi: is the 2nd season in the Nisekoi franchise and most likely not the last we'll see of it; which is something to be thankful of.
The first season of Nisekoi is brilliant, and whilst the 2nd season is far from bad; it is definitely not quite as enjoyable or moving as the 1st season.

Not that this should have to be said, but watching the sequel season would be pointless if you haven't seen the first...watching the OVA's however isn't really necessary.

The second season continues the with Raku and Chitoge continuing their fake relationship, and the situation regarding which key (Chitoge's, Marika's or Kosaki's) is ... the one to open up Raku's locket, meaning who he loved and promised to marry as a child, is yet to be resolved.
Raku saves a young girl one day who was in trouble but in the process loses his locket by accident. The season continues from here showing the impact this new girl has on the situation, and Raku trying to get his Locket back.

There are two big changes in this season. The first is the introduction of two more characters whom have relations to the main cast, the second is a change in how each episode is carried out (I'll explain shortly).
The two new characters (Named Paula and Haru) are both enjoyable, and compliment the already excellent selection of characters very nicely. One of them gets considerably less screen time and character development than the other but based on the plot for this season that was always going to happen.

What may annoy some viewers, or they potentially just find less enjoyable; is that this does subtract time away from some of the cast, If there's a particular shipping you have for this anime, you may have less time to enjoy it as you'd like (the heaviest casualty here is Marika).

What I've previously stated didn't annoy me personally, as I thought the main reason for a decline in quality of the second season is the change in episode structure. With the exceptions of a few episodes, the episodes are basically split into multiple (mainly two) stories. Sometimes they're linked, some involve the same character(s) being focused on and sometimes it's seemingly random.
This leads to a season where there is minimal plot development at times and has in many ways the feeling of a filler season aimed at easing in new characters and slowing down the story's pace.

Now based on what I've said already, you might get the impression that 2nd season is vastly inferior, not enjoyable or perhaps not worth bothering with...If that is the case I have misled you as that would be incorrect.

The second season maintains the same kind of charm, humour and dilemmas that the prequel had in abundance, meaning that you'll most likely find this season enjoyable too. Just be aware that this by no means a clone in style to it's predecessor, and whether that's a good thing or not is ultimately for you to decide.