This was somewhat fun, but somewhat tedious. After reading the afterword, I got the impression that the idea for the book came to the author and he jumped on it, but maybe the idea didn't include an intricate plot because this book meanders. Not only does the author spend a lot of time setting up the premise/locale, but the characters repeat themselves to the point of distraction. It also took until 70% for the main action to happen and then of course it was resolved pretty quickly. Which is not to say I didn't like this, I did, and would be interested in more books set in the same world, even with less focus on the kaiju.