I admit that my suffering through this book is probably my fault. I was not really supposed to buy it, knowing very well that the series had lost its appeal for me a long time ago. I guess I was looking for some hot sex scenes (if not mature characters or a sensible plot). However, I've found myself skimming through the sex scenes, which were boring and repetitious (especially if you don't find Mark and Stan an attractive or interesting couple). Apparently, the series does not work anymore even as m-m erotica. As the (supposedly) adult characters put most eloquently again and again through the book, this sucks.