It does help a lot if you read book 2 right after book 1. Like don’t wait at all. Be like me. I’m starting book 3 now. With that being said, this was a treat. At no point did I know where anything was going. 
I will admit, some of the clan names and locations still confuse me( I’m listening to the book), however that did not dampen my enjoyment. I got the main gist. It👏🏿 
 is👏🏿 about 👏🏿to 👏🏿go👏🏿 down 👏🏿in 👏🏿mirrored 👏🏿heavens 👏🏿