It's always worth being a bit cautious when entering the second book of a series that has an awesome first book. You never know when something really boring is going to happen and keep you waiting until the final book of the trilogy to do anything. That's not the case with this book.

The setting and characters were just as interesting as the first book even if the narrative became somewhat simpler because of the lack of flashbacks. We finally get an opportunity to see Breq interacting with a larger cast of characters and how her reactions change based on their specific personalities and desires.

The use of language and its relationship with gender in this universe continue to fascinate me as does everything about the characters. Super excited to read the final book in the trilogy and happy to know there's more to come after I'm done.