This book was emotionally brutal because despite everything I really cared about the characters even with my misgivings about the series previously. There is a lot of storyline payoffs in this one from the overarching arc as well as more subtle tales woven throughout. I can say I'm satisfied with the ending and think the ending tone was perfect. I think the one storyline I enjoyed the most over the entire trilogy belongs to Dave because he ends up in a very different place than he started. His development was very believable and forged by his experiences.