The Last Straw

I'm not a big fan of Harry Potter.  But I know it got a lot of folks hooked on books, so I have to give it credit for that.  DOAWK however, I am a fan.  The Last Straw was still as good as the first two.  Now I am on to the fourth one, and I notice that on goodreads, they have gotten even higher approval stars as the series progresses.  I know that could just be because true fans are reading them now, but it is something to be considered.  I have noticed, too, that when I see a kid reading in public, like a at the mall or at Denny's, he or she is reading a DOAWK.  That's pretty cool.  I still can't figure out how old Greg is, but I notice that the pace of the books slow down.  The first book spanned a whole school year, the second one did too, the third one was half a year and the fourth is now a summer long.