Review: lots of potential, but still delivers
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 2, 2012
This book started out with a lot of promise. As the story progressed, the main character started to annoy me with some of his reactions, and in some cases, lack of reactions. He seemed too carefree and too flaky. But as the mystery became deeper and more entangled, my overall feeling about him improved.This book contains quite a surprising revelation regarding some of its main characters, and honestly it is so far out I considered putting it down. But I kept reading, and even though I kind of rolled my eyes at this subplot, the author actually makes it work pretty well.As others have noted, the middle part of this book does plod along with a lot of conversation and not much action, but at least it's all pretty relevant to the storyline. The ending is quite exciting, and I am definitely glad I kept reading after all. The characters are an interesting bunch, and I would like to read another book with this same cast. Far-fetchedness aside, there is a lot of possibilities for the author to continue with this unusual assortment of connected souls. It often feels like a 'first novel', but overall it is a decent read.