That ended more abruptly than I was expecting. I did not see the ending coming (clearly, considering my previous remarks about Leah/Riley's relationship or lack thereof).

I believe this book was sponsored by PowerBar - and if it wasn't, Hooper needs to an agent with better means of negotiating product placement royalties (if she's going to mention it so many times anyway).

This book kind of ended with a whimper. I didn't like or dislike Paks, though she never seemed to really learn from anything.

I remember reading this when I was about eight and being really disgusted by the ringworm - I had no idea it wasn't a gross crawly bug.

I really enjoy the tone of this series, especially since a lot of them seem to revolve around women with quite a deal of personal (if not physical) strength. However, I wish they didn't always end in romance - sometimes people can be close to one another due to a common trauma and still only be friends. If it has to end that way - where's my lesbian relationships?