The first thing that I'll say is this: I enjoyed the book. I thought it was well written, had a good plot that was solid (not at all rambling) and also left me guessing at times. The exposition -- which was necessary -- fit well into the narrative and never seemed forced, yet definitely gave sufficient and insightful detail that there were no difficulties understanding some of the complexities of the setting. In short, it was a good book and fun to read.
I should also point out that I don't generally review items, and generally only review those which I believe need one written for them. To me, 1 star means terrible, 2 means sub-par, 3 means decent, 4 means good, and 5 means excellent. 3 & 4 are at the level of "meets or exceeds expectations" for standard products, or recommendations for those also interested (as in books, movies, etc.). So my 4 stars says that it was good and met or exceeded my expectations going into it. I ended up buying it after reading the kindle sample.
Now comes the big caveat. There are strong LGBT themes to the story that, for the most part, didn't seem to add to the story. My reason for bringing this up is this: had I known, I likely would not have read the book. This isn't because of some horrific prejudice, it's simply because I'm not interested in reading stories that rely heavily on these themes (for much the same reason that I'd be disinclined to read a similar book with strong evangelical Christian overtones). I'm certain that there are other novels I would have enjoyed just as much and for the same reasons without these themes. I should also point out that the book never went "overboard" into the realm of erotica, though several times I feared that it would, and each of those times I considered putting it down -- I don't read erotica, and as a straight male, I am not interested in gay erotica (though if it had been essential to a story, I would have no particular problem with it). I'm glad I didn't, of course.
Life is short, and there are just so many books to read. If you enjoy these themes, or are at least interested -- or, heck, even neutral -- then I would recommend this book without reservation as my caveat would be irrelevant. Otherwise, I would recommend looking elsewhere.
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