I would pick this up off of a shelf as I'm drawn in by the bold and intriguing cover. Then the blurb would have me opening the book. Then the straight to the point, well-written, light hearted start would have me reading on and on. I like the plot and I'm already wanting things to all turn out okay for Amir. I hope the rest of the book stays this strong. I want to find out what happened to Amir and what series of events led him to end up where he currently is.