As others have said, I could have done without as much political stuff. The guy friend is OK, but in this book his gayness isn't important and so we don't need to make as big a deal about it. I loved how careful AJ was of the relationship with Alison. I would also really like to see the full story about Jamie and Mel. I didn't get what the super-longevity of Gallagher men had to do with anything except that AJ actually knew Jamie until he was old enough to really "remember" the stories. I think I would have cared more about the bad guys if I had known more about the movie star. So less about how to make a movie and more about the people involved.