Parts of this book deserve 4 stars, parts maybe 1 star. The book starts out quite well, becomes miserably bogged down in the middle, and redeems itself in the last third. The first third does a great job of setting up for us who the two primary characters are; in the middle third the primary characters meet and the last third is the real story. While reading the middle section it seems to be aimless rambling, the author is really setting up the story here, it is essential to the book as a whole but seemed too wordy and slow. I tried to like this book but really struggled. I felt that I was fighting to get into this book, understand the two leads, find the plot and make sense of it all. I'm still sat her frowning after finishing it 48 hours ago. I didn't bond with this book at all.It reminded me of someone trying to use 'wordy' words all the time, which makes a more thoughtful read, but I wanted a bit more action.