I read this because I felt the need to finish the series. This was a much better book than the last several of the series. I still wasn't happy with the pop culture references but I accept that they were going to be a part of the series. The series as a whole really could have been a much tighter and more interesting series if they had focused more on the Vampyre history and the Nyx storyline and less on the teenage drama and lust. I am glad this series is done as it really wasn't very good. This easily could have been a trilogy.