Natsuya Uesugi

** I received a copy of this book for free through a Goodreads giveaway. **

I have very mixed feelings about this book. I liked the premise and the diversity of the characters but the writing was stilted and, at time jarring. One problem is that I didn't realize this was book four in a series but the prologue did a nice job of reviewing what I had missed in the previous books. My major issue was that the story really did not flow at all. It felt more like a series of statements than a true story. I think this story may be better suited to manga or graphic novel format than book format. The descriptive sentences would work better if paired with illustrations. I'm not sure if the author speaks/writes English as a second language or not but that would explain a lot of the stilted language and odd grammar quirks. Still, the story has promise and if the complete story ever comes out in graphic novel format, I would definitely give it another chance.… (lisätietoja)