Okay, for a person who doesn't normally read sci-fi or would pick out a book with someone who looks like a character from Halo on the cover, this was a pretty decent read. The first person writing style was... laid back and I had to suppress my grammar pickiness at times. Just think of it as being written the way a 20-something dude would talk. Complete with sentences starting with "So" and excessive usage of parenthesis. Once I got over that, it turned out to be a fun little story with suspense and mystery and intrigue and a fun cast of characters!