as i have always wondered about the mysterious character of Robinton, this book was a must read for me. i was pleasantly surprised that while i expected it to be a "fluff and filler" book because it was done so quickly, it surprised me. it brought every emotion felt by the characters to the surface and i felt them, perhaps stronger that in some of the others. the story was crafted to give a birds eye view into the life of the largest character that has ever been in one of her novels a story behind his life and she accomplished that extremly well.