I'm glad I waited for this book to come out in paperback. That price I can deal with. My biggest issue with the book is the pacing and non-ending of the book. It reeked of a "part 1" mentality.
On the good side I liked the fleshing out of the characters of Sonny's kids. Although every time Fran's little boy "Sonny" came into the picture I imagined the kid who came to school on the "short bus" if you know what I mean.