Yes - I am still reading with caution! And so are Susie and Celeste. I wasn't going to read the last one but I did in the end. The latest one came out on your birthday (belated happy birthday!). I was going to get it from the library eventually but then I read the spoiler chapter and... I haven't done anything about getting it yet but I am considering buying it. As I said in the dim and distant past, I will probably keep reading to the end because it is a series and I am compulsive enough to be bothered by not reading all of them. But the anticipation and excitement are gone, which makes me sad.