I read this book for the first time a few years ago and enjoyed it. This was my favorite of the series and nostalgia for some funny bits prompted my re-read. I really like the premise of the modern-day arranged marriage with a twist and the introduction to the Baranovs. The cursing all of the time is too much but that seems to be a writing characteristic of the author. It holds up about the same for me. One thing I disliked was the "Chronicles of Narnia" High King rip-off.