A review by saoki
A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold

5.0

This book kept me awake on a saturday night until it turned into a sunday morning, but I'm not complaining. It's a political story, with conspiracy and spying, set into a manners-like setting, with so much romance on top of it that it probably made a certain kind of SF fan run screaming, but I couldn't possibly put it down.
There probably is a lot I could say about Bujold's use of romance tropes or how her consequences-focused narrative made nepotism seem like a logical and practical action. But, really, all I want to do is bask in the glory of having read a good book and be quiet for a while.
What can I say but <3