Its hard to put this book down once started. Being new to the genre wasn't a disadvantage to enjoy this story as it follows classical action adventure elements with a band of misfits who come to trust and die for one another. 
 In the beginning its hard to care about the characters; it didn't matter if they got caught or were written off early in the story. They aren't the typical heroes and heroines one is accustomed to with their ambiguous morality or lack thereof, mistrust towards the crew they travel with and have truck load of issues to run away from. Mid way through the book these people start opening up when a job blows up on their faces and we see the fragility of the characters and the choices they have made. Everyone is damaged in their own regard and they are running away from their own shadow and their tainted past than the agencies interested in them. By the end, I was cheering and rooting for these people. That's some good writing there! 
 There is never a moment of boredom as story progresses from one place to next in smooth transition. The world gets explained in anecdotes as each character represent a part of the world that's different from the other and they reprise their past from time to time. This way Wooding keeps the world building fascinating and it gets written as a part of plot as it adds on to the character's story. 
 Looking forward to reading next book in the series. Its