Title: Aptly chosen title
Product review: Picks up steam after a somewhat slow start, then you can't stop. I was a bit concerned about the "romance" bit, but this is no sappy tearjerker. (Miles Vorkisogan and Ekaterin Vorsoisson have their feet too close to the ground for that.) Perhaps the most humorous of the series: the scene where Viceroy and -reine Vorkosigan return to the mansion to find [no, I won't give this away] is pure slapstick, as is a scene where Ivan meets a former (voluptuous female) lover who returns after a gender change operation. And there are enough other sub-plots to keep you entertained. If you own part or all of Bujold's books, you'll certainly want to buy this one. For a first read, I would rather recommend "Cordelia's honor" (a joint reissue of the first two books) or the awesome "Mirror Dance". Yet I can't bring myself to give out less than five stars.
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