I think a well set up gimmick is still a gimmick. And I think probably for the first two thirds of the book at least, the reader will have no clue what's coming even though it's being set up.
Anyway I do like the book, but the ending wraps up very abruptly thanks to the employment of this gimmick.
Anyway I do like the book, but the ending wraps up very abruptly thanks to the employment of this gimmick.