Hi Warrick.
I greatly admire your honesty sir. As I say at the top of my profile, I will help out where I can. Since joining the site a few short days ago, I have been inundated with requests to read the works of others and, like you, I try to give them around a half hour each.
This is the only problem with our game, the time in which we have to do it, especially when we're going hell for leather with our own work and trying to meet a deadline.
I have to say, your novel seems intriguing so I am definitely going to give it a look over. Like you, I'm not over struck on doing deals. I believe that if a work is strong enough, it will find its own audience regardless. Having said that, even though I will look your book over and comment, don't feel obliged to return the favour unless you really want to. So, until later My Friend, God Bless.