Yancy was such a SKANK! I couldn't stand her from the previous book!At first I felt as though she and Basil deserved each other, because in the last book they both were so low down, but in this one I felt some compassion for Basil because he was really in love with her. That woman had it all on a platter and because her and her mom's selfishness, as well as self centeredness (If that's a word) She lost it all! In such a crucial way too