Well, I do read a lot, and I can tell that Brian needs quite a bit more practice. He has a tendency to tell, not show, and we're repeatedly blindsided with a plot development or a character's actions, immediately followed by a description that supports it - far too late to make an emotional difference. There is an indelicacy of phrasing in certain situations.

For all of these numerous flaws, the character motivations and actions seem realistic, and the women are far more than cut-outs from a fantasy trope board game. Also, despite indelicate handling of some subjects and a lack of narrative skill - some scenes would have carried far more impact in a different order, information could have been slipped to us in normal conversation earlier in the book - the plot planning itself was not bad.

Also, it's far too short.

So, he has a lot of practice to do, but at least the things that he has wrong are things that can improve with practice. If the next book is a $2 download, I'd surely give it a try.

Brian really hit the ground running with his first debut novel, And Here's to You.

As a person who finds reading to be more of a task, I was surprised by this book. It's a great easy read with fun characters. I look forward to more books by Brian and would recommend this to others.

Bottom line, for $1.99 you can't go wrong. Get this book.