Heh, I kind of feel like rereading the end of the series and some of the chronicles now. :)

I remember how much I freaked out after the last book... (though reading it while on a class field trip probably wasn't such a good idea anyway) and I can't say that I'm too proud of how much I ranted about it at the time, either. But I think that the fact that since then war has become a very close reality definitely makes me more appreciative of Applegate's letter to her fans, and for ending it the way she did.