Having diligently followed these families over the years it was very sad to see it come to an end. But it was a necessary end. These families have been strung so far out you take up half the book reciting the family ties. I think it was bizarre to write this in a 3-n-1 book. I don't know why it wasn't just one story line. Its not like all Bertrice Smalls other books didn't have multiple story lines and we managed to follow along. I thought Fancy's story was the strongest and most interesting and should have been the main story in the book with the other cousins as the sub stories. Not a bad read strong start, boring middle, rushed ending but good closure for the story line.