I'll be completely honest here - I wasn't really looking forward to this book. But, having read the first two, and planning on reading the last two, I couldn't skip this one. I was pleasantly surprised. I didn't really care much for Poppy in the first 2 books of the series - it wasn't so much that I disliked her, I just felt that she was a little bit boring. Her story definitely proved me wrong and I'm glad. Poppy was an absolutely delightful character and I loved Harry. I'm definitely glad I gave their story a chance!