If at all possible, have both volumes on hand to read at once. The story makes more sense that way. Much of this series is the reader going “what the heck is happening”, and picking up in volume 2 isn’t much better. But this volume flows much easier and you get an answer to all the questions from volume one. I can’t say much without giving the story away. What I can say, if you look behind the upfront story of a girl in a land of bunny spies, bird landlords, and robot kings, you will find a sad story, that almost gets glossed over. Speed read, and you’ll miss it. An interesting read for sure.