Title: Disappointing
Product review: Hard to believe this is by the same author who wrote the first two. She wastes the whole first half of this book in being "cute" -- a forced kind of whimsy that goes nowhere. The really interesting developments that appear in midpoint are never followed up on (maybe in the next book?) The whole recapping of the plot of "Intolerance" seems barely germane to the plot of the book. Big chunks of the book are taken up by philosophizing thinly disguised as dialogue. The romantic part of the story was one step away from being a gothic bodice-ripper. I still think the whole concept of the Company is terrific. I know Baker can write with keen humor and sharp insight ("Sky Coyote"). Let's hope her inspiration returns for the next books in the series.
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