The story is choppy with numerous plot holes and irrelevant details. Nevertheless, the characters have realistic qualities and there is likely someone in this book you can relate to. We had more fun discussing what the book could have been, not what it actually was. We were more interested in the minor characters and were put off by the frustrating situations the characters got themselves into. It was the story itself we weren't quite fond of, but we have higher hopes for Moriarty's other books.