I almost cried at the end of this book cause it meant that I was done spending time with these characters. I just love them all so much and Maupin made them feel like real people. While the plot for this one is not as interesting and I really wanted to see the characters interact with each other more, it was still a fitting end for the series that I have grown to love. Mrs Madrigal, Michael Tolliver, Mary Ann Singleton and the rest of the flock feel like family to me now. And I will miss them. But the beauty of literature is that I can see them again anytime I want. All I have to do is just start reading the series again.