Review: really on the way to being a good book/series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 19, 2011
I liked the premise of the slouch turning to embrace his potential in the face of adversity.I'd have to say I sympathize  with it a whole lot.I'd agree with the mechanical notes made by the 2-star review issued by 'Parker' here, though I think he's off base in knocking the book so far down.There are a *number* of unpolished edges to this book, and while I've already read through it so I wouldn't be interested in helping clean up *this* book, I'd be willing to read and identify these issues for further books in this series.  A lot of it comes down to unclear dialog and exposition.Because I'm actively looking forward to further installments (and I'm surprised by this myself as the author leaves the reader in a good ending-spot), I can safely give this a 4-star rating.If the mechanical issues were addressed, it would be a higher 4-star, but it would be a stretch to get to a 5-star rating in this book.  Might happen in a sequel though!