I had trouble getting into this book, but once I did I enjoyed it. I felt like I missed a lot of information, not necessarily because it wasn't there, but because it didn't stick in my memory.

It was interesting to see the interactions between Vorkosigan and Cordelia. Mutual respect, but never quite forgetting that they're on opposite sides of a war.

My standard book questions:

Could everything be solved by the main characters sitting down and talking at the beginning? Nope. Actually, this book had more information shared between the main characters than I expected, given that they are, in some ways, enemies.

Does the main character make mistakes? Probably, but I can't recall any that had lasting consequences. Despite that, the characters had their flaws (in a good way - other than being a bit too honorable, they were realistic).