Leave all that shit in 2019. First week doesn’t count, we are still getting our sea legs.
I would absolutely read your novel, I love the way you write. I do suggest putting your energy into creative projects that are exciting at this moment. If you don’t feel like doing the research now than maybe this could be your second novel.
Maybe the first can be a little lazy, a little shit. Maybe people will still like it. Maybe that will give you energy to want to do more research. By maybe I mean definitely.
When you finish your novel I will share it with my friends around the world too :-)