This was an impulse purchase for me; I hadn't heard of Womack prior to reading this, but now that I've finished this one I'd certainly be interested in reading some of his other work. Normally I would probably have given this four stars, though given that my average rating is hovering right around there I've decided to try to be a bit more discerning/less generous with my ratings. We'll see if it lasts. And there were a few things I found a bit annoying, although as I said I very much enjoyed the read overall. First off, I found the description on the back cover rather misleading. I don't want to provide any spoilers, so let me just say that I thought the story would begin in a different place/time than it did, and that the story's focus would be on somewhat different aspects, at least at the beginning, than it was. Secondly, there was one nagging plot hole that I just couldn't stop thinking about. Again, I can't go into it in much detail without risking spoilers. Suffice it to say it was nagging enough to detract just a bit from my enjoyment of the book. If anyone, for some strange reason, is really curious about just what it was, feel free to message me. Finally, it seemed to me there were a few more typos in this one than I usually find, though that could just be me. They're not glaring or so numerous that it takes away from the book, but for some reason I feel like mentioning it. It could be, of course, that I'm just, for some reason or another, more sensitive to them than I used to be. Anyway, I very much enjoyed this book despite the above-mentioned issues, and I don't want the fact that I focused primarily on the negatives with this one to give a false impression that this book isn't as good as I actually found it to be. And like I said, I would certainly be amenable to reading more by this author if I happened to come across any of it.
