This book was...a book I did not remember very well, which is odd because I did not read it all that long ago (7 years?). But I've read so much of McKillip's other work since then that I suppose I've grown accustomed to her style in a way that it has not yet evolved to become in this story.
Which is odd, because this is not her most immature work. It just feels that way.
Still, it's a good story and even if it's a bit muddled and occasionally needs some editing, in rereading it I remember why I liked it so to begin with and cannot wait to keep reading and I suppose that's all one can ask.