I am a huge fan of this series, and couldn't wait until the final installment was released. All in all, it was a good read, but it leaves much to be desired. First of all, too much time is spent on Devi's backstory; you're a third of the way through the book before the game even gets underway. What I enjoyed so much about The Givinchy Code is that the action started almost immediately - with Mel, a girl we didn't know, caught up in this deadly game of cat and mouse...but as the story unfolded, we learned more about her and started to care about her welfare.