It took me a little while to get back into Taylor’s writing style. She’s excellent, but assumes that, like a normal human, I remembered ANYTHING AT ALL about the previous novel other than the name of one protagonist and the death of another.
Anyway, I caught up on the salient bits quickly enough and, once again, was wowed by the universe she created and the intricacies involved in it.
I would also like to express my gratitude for basically no annoying romantic tension for the sake of drama.
I really should reread this duology back to back...the next time I have time. (So like in five years.)