A review by kbhenrickson
Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

One thing I especially like about this series is how the characters develop and grow as the books progress, including some of the side characters who ebb and flow in their prominence from one story to the next. This one does a masterful job of showing Miles maturing; I really appreciated that the focus wasn't "Miles in peril" but rather a more soul-searching Miles who still manages to do what he does best. I would have considered this a 5-star book except for the beginning. In the other books in the series so far, Bujold does a wonderful job of building the backstory for those who are new to the series little by little as necessary throughout the book, but this one had a rather long and more traditional series beginning that was mostly filling in the reader on the characters, setting, and past history. As someone reading through the whole series one after the other, that was a bit boring, though not terrible.