This is a very solid story overall. The beginning was a bit rough in some parts but it got progressively better. The author does take his time in some areas, and I'll be honest it annoyed me a bit, but the payoffs were decent. The only real gripe I have is that I'm reading 10 yr olds making young adult decisions. MCs case make a bit of sense (cause of the intelligence buff) but not so much the others.. idk I feel like suspension of belief is more easily applied if the characters were at least 14-15
