Kelly Robson is apparently just one of those authors who writes very well and I don't care for it. It's like a very talented chef who insists on making everything with eggplant. The bit where I don't like eggplant gets in the way of whatever it is she's doing well.
Now if I could only figure out what the eggplant is...
Oh, well. At least now I've read all the novellas for the Hugos.