Meh. The overall idea was fun, the characters had potential but the writing couldn't pull it off. It's the author's first novel and if he keeps at it future books will probably be great fun. This one wasn't, though.

Too many barrel-chested, broad-shouldered beings, way, way too much talk about Stormblood and too many cringey dialogs, info dumps and coincidences. In short, sloppy writing. If the potential of the author's ideas and his desire to tell a great story wouldn't shine through, it'd be a lost cause. I'll keep an eye out for future books.