Honestly, nothing really happens in this book...or maybe it does, but it didn't grip me at all. The style is nice though, but there's nothing compelling me to read on. A few months after reading this one, I can hardly remember anything about it...just that I was very dissatisfied after having turned...
I love Bujold's work, I really do, and I was extremely disappointed in this book. I think the worst part of it is an unrealistic, but more importantly - uninteresting, romance between the two bad main characters. The female main character is uninteresting and boring, I want to find the male main ...
Bujold is a talented storyteller, but this book didn’t really grab me. It’s an exciting love story with lots of fight scenes, but I didn’t really like the main characters and the plot itself felt worn. A quick, enjoyable read, but nothing I’ll remember.
This was entertaining fluff, but disappointing when compared to Chalion & Miles Vorkosigan. For a while, I thought Bujold was channeling Lackey - the May/December romance between the 50 year old man and 20 year old girl was overwrought and over-angsty, and I wanted to smack Fawn several times.
Like most Bujold, this was a fast interesting read. She grabbed my attention with the viewpoint character, Fawn, who was likable and quickly made me care what happened to her. The world/society/setting seems underdeveloped, but that probably comes clearer in the rest of the series. Also, when it ...
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