A solid debut, with a great premise, excellent narrator voice, and some wonderful scenes -- but some rough edges as well. The book's pacing felt off, especially in the second half, and a lot of promising elements just weren't explored as deeply as I would have liked. Due in part to these factors, the emotional payoff of the ending didn't hit as hard as I would have liked. 

Still, definitely worth a read! I enjoyed it and would be interested in reading more from this author.