I found this book to not measure up very well to its priors. I felt that the killing off of one of the main characters was a bad choice, and I felt that the ending was slightly unrealistic compared to the personalities presented in the other books. All in all, I found the book to be a very unsatasfactory ending to the series. The only reason that I liked it at all is because I am a big fan of the series, and any Artemis book is better than nothing, even if they don't stand up to my expectations at all.