Overall, an enjoyable book. The premise seemed fairly interesting, and Trip was depicted well (apart from one instance), along with the characters introduced, and the pacing seemed just right.
There were some decisions that the author made that I felt lessened the originality, and impact that the story had.
For one, what was suppose to be the big plot twist of the book, felt rather obvious and entirely overused on both the TV shows and subsequent novels. I would have liked a different approach that had something new to say.
Secondly, for some reason, the author decided to depict all of the events of the entire book from 1 POV, Trip. While I realize it gives the book some focus, I feel the story would have been better suited by covering multiple POVs, considering the difference of situations. However, while Hoshi was physically there, it seemed the author was so focused on making this a Trip book, that he simply invented an excuse to exclude her, and that felt both obvious and bizarre at the same time.
Thirdly, I found the dialogue to often repeat, rather than reinforce, what was just explained. While it didn't bother me too much, it made the dialogue feel sometimes unnecessary.
Still, now that it's done, I can say that I enjoyed the read, and I'll probably jump right into the next one, and in the end, I think that's what matters most about a book.