Once the first chapters were out of the way (it took a while for me to warm up, since it's been a long while since I read the first part), this story kept me in its hold till the very end. I was especially surprised by the way the hopeless Gordon family started to make some sense, even John Gordon seeming sympathetic at times. Dennis, the horror guy of part 1, became one of the favourites in part 2. But I suppose out of all these guys, I'd date Travis, that guy has lots of appeal.