This feels a lot like a setup book...but the best kind. The type that makes you excited as hell for the final volume.

So this focuses on the new mayor and Jo. jo is from the first volume and somehow, someway, she survived the events of the first volume. But not without some heavy PDST to come along with it. This of course makes her unstable at times but her focus is to prevent this from happening again. So she heads north to try just that. At the same time we have the Mayor of New York with his sneaky ass plans to controlling the entire city and police officers in that town.

I really enjoyed this fast moving chapter in the crazy Trees world. While it always feel dirty, sad, and broken the world, the art is amazing and gives life to every area. I also loved the focus on two characters, very different situations, but can tell it's all leading to something major soon. The Mayor stuff was a tad boring at first but quickly changed to something super engaging and the ending shocking. Jo's story only grows deeper into the mystery, and the hope she might able to stop the outcome of what is to come is scary and exciting. A easy 4 out of 5.