It's not that I didn't enjoy this book; it was extremely cute and delightful and it's one of those things where the things I like and the things I disliked were packaged all together as one.
On the one hand, I do like a good "they're so good for each other and they make each other feel safer" and on the other "marriage 👏 is 👏 not 👏 therapy 👏". On the one hand "this big deal is not a big deal because we're here for you" and on the other hand "could you people please have a conversation!"

So, like, a mixed bag of tropes, some of which I liked better than others. I did very much appreciate that, as is necessary for any Bujold fan, there was a slightly disastrous dinner party.