It's clear that Tolkien Jr does not have the same ability with words as his father. The overall feeling is that the pace is both rushed and full of unnecessary explanations.

Said that, I really liked the story itself, it'd make a good movie to watch. It takes place in a different time, and it's very nice to follow the story by the eyes of Turin. Of course it can be predictable sometimes, but it's satisfying to see in so few pages the development of the character and how middle-earth is portraited in the background.