This book is by far the best of the Blue Blood series.  The world has changed for all of the characters in the series leaving a sad air over the book.  Every character, even Mimi, has much more important things to take care of than shopping, things that if left undone could result in the end of the world.  This causes some really interesting chraracter development leading to a deeper and more interesting story.  This is a must read for Blue Blood fans!