A Cold Black Wave

I received this through Goodreads First Reads. The opinions are my own and I am uncompensated for them.

First the cons:
It needs serious editing for comma usage and sentence structure.
The integration between different aspects (science vs religion, past vs present, etc) is choppy and artificial.
The almost-ending is very poorly explained. I know it's still supposed to be a mystery, but really it's just confusing.
The very end is quite abrupt and doesn't tie up the story even enough for the first book in a series. Even another chapter or a few more pages would have helped, depending what was on those pages...

Pros:
The concept is interesting, and the plot is reasonably believable.
The characters are a bit flat but have definite potential.
The author managed a fairly good balance between “explain future science” and “who knows/cares how it works, just tell the story.”
I do want to know what happens next... hint, hint.