Wow. This is third to last in a long series - normally when I read a series I want to read _all_ of it. But this one I didn't really need to read and I'm not going to re-read it. Little to no connection with the series story, stilted and awkward dialog. Kind of the converse of the misunderstanding trope (which I hate), but no better - they're constantly explaining themselves to each other and _still_ getting it wrong. Bah. Mooch it out. ( )