The story was okay, kind of cliche. The writing style was quite painful. Every time the author used quotations for something that didn't really require them annoying little man would pop up in my head doing "air quotes". I wanted to kill that "little man" very badly by the time I got to the "somewhat disappointing" "conclusion" to the book.
Advice to author: Anytime you use quotes, re-read the paragraph aloud using air quotes every time you come across them.