This was a strange story. I kept fighting back and forth with the score. At first I thought it would end up being a steady 3. Good read but nothing special. The writing was solid (though some slang and such was odd or looked wrong but it could because we live in different parts of the world) and I enjoyed the characters for the most part.

As I read on I really began to feel the connection with the main character and Tom. It felt well balanced and even cute at times. When the twist came around, I was a little "Eh" and turned the score down some. So it went back to a 3.

So I thought about it over and over again and the themes and message the author was trying to convey was interesting. I'm in the middle ground between a solid 3 (good) and 4 (Great) and end up with a 3.5. I will round it up, because it's different yet good.

So now I'm interested in reading another one from him! Goodjob Matt.