“The first third was a blast. Then it gets more maudlin. It was still a good book, but it started with such a bang that when things changed gears a bit, it felt like something was missing.
It’s got a great element to storytelling though, something Mark Richard talked about, which is stories about people trying to beat the system. He said we’ve got plenty of some kinds of stories, plenty boy meets girl stories, but it’s always intriguing to watch someone try and beat the system.”