Josh
Didn't finish; gave up about a quarter through. The writing felt very unpolished, the plot seemed overly convenient, and the only character with any dimension was also mostly dislikeable (though that could change; as I said, I didn't finish, so maybe there's more of an arc there). The book-within-the-book parts were fairly interesting, but the narration style kept it from being better. It felt more like being told about a book somebody else read than reading one for yourself.
Didn't finish; gave up about a quarter through. The writing felt very unpolished, the plot seemed overly convenient, and the only character with any dimension was also mostly dislikeable (though that could change; as I said, I didn't finish, so maybe there's more of an arc there). The book-within-the-book parts were fairly interesting, but the narration style kept it from being better. It felt more like being told about a book somebody else read than reading one for yourself.