One of my favorite aspects of this series has been one that would have been Extremely Frustrating if I'd been reading these books as they came out. I'm really enjoying how none of the volumes have traditional endings, either arc endings or cliffhangers. Up until book seven, each volume ended with the introduction of a new character or story idea that would be integral to the plot moving forward. They weren't just plopped down for a last page reveal, we'd get a whole chapter about them, having no idea how they would later fit into the story. It's fun, and it's kept me invested on following the story.

In this volume, we seem to complete the Friendland story, and weave together two of the prominent 2014 storylines with a new storyline, where we see another member of the 1997-2000 storyline pop back into the main narrative.

I just really love the world building (not the world, per se, I don't want to live in a world with The Friend) in this series, and can't wait to see where it's going next.