1.5. The technical skill was there but the story-telling one... not so much. But, honestly, this is exactly the kind of book that rubs me wrong. There's no character growth, which I can only abide when I like the character to begin with (or they're at least funny about it) and I didn't (and he wasn't). At all (like, at all). Natwest was shitty to everyone in his life and unapologetic about it. I have no problem with shitty humans but there has to be some sense of humanity to them, even if it's just a connection to another person who can stand them - House has Wilson, David has John and Amy, even the Always Sunny gang can somehow put up with each other. There's also this sense in those relationships that this person has agreed to the terms and conditions of a friendship/more with this individual and none of the people Natwest engages with - particularly his mom and Georgie - are given that grace. Instead this dick of a dude just smashes into them because he feels like it and doesn't care if he causes any crumbling. It's hard to want to read about someone like that, y'know?

Also, the dual endings really did not work for me.