As soon as I finished the first volume of this series, I put the second on hold at my library. This rarely happens with graphic novels for me. It doesn't matter how much I adore a new series, I rarely get attached enough to go out of my way to get the sequels. Something just clicked with the Paper Girls series for me, though. Maybe because it is appealing to the time travel nerd side of me. Maybe it is just the aesthetic part of my brain that wants more of this art style. Whatever it is, this series has me hooked.

This volume definitely furthered the plot. I was a little bit iffy where this story was heading after Volume One but Volume Two definitely cemented that for me. I really fell in love with the creativity of this world. The time travel aspects are still a little blurry. We barely know who is who and what they want to achieve but I am so desperate for answers, it had me enthralled. Future-English is one cleverest things I have ever read. It is so accurate. I also enjoyed how we explored the different Erins in this volume - that was interesting - and slightly touched on some of the paradoxical elements of travelling through time. The ending was twisty and fun. I have already put Volume Three on hold so hopefully, I’ll be up to date with this series soon.

I will say that I am still not particularly attached to the characters of this series, which is a shame. The author of Saga is definitely capable of writing more nuanced, interesting characters so I am still disappointed that he did achieve that in this series; yet, anyway. It did not help that the treatment of Older Erin’s anxiety was not handled in a way that I particularly respected. I understand that it was coming from the POV of children who had little knowledge or experience with MIs but it still made me a tad uncomfortable.

Overall? I need to stress how much I adore this art style. It is flawless. The colouring is beyond gorgeous. I sat in wonder at the gradients of the double-page spreads and definitely need to check out the artists’ other works.