This volume is stronger than the last but still lacking what made Tokyo Ghoul so interesting. This one gives us more focus on the team we're sticking with and learning who they are. We also get a villain to hunt down, the Nutcracker, who, you guessed it, cracks nuts. It's pretty disturbing. I thought the 2nd half picked up big time, a lot of crazy moments, and a cool fight scenes. This series is still lacking the exciting pacing and interesting themes of the original series but least it's getting better as it goes. A 3 out of 5.