It wasn't a bad read. Minus points for the foreshadowing that didn't get anywhere with them, the romance that comes into it, but it cut it completely, and the relatively ok ending was rushed due to the author's circumstances.
In short, it's ok, it could have been better.
I would give it 2 stars but it was a satisfying read to pass the time. I would have liked the author to finish it. Too bad the ending became... weird and ended the story straight away.