I discover most books well after their publishing date, but while I came late to the Flora Segunda game, I'm pleased I can just go out and find the second in the series after finishing this one. It is so good! I hesitated between four and five stars--I settled on four because while I loved the narrator's voice, the characters, and the overall feel of the book, until about 2/3 of the way through I felt the pacing was rather scattered. I'm not sure if that matters or not, though, since I enjoyed every minute I was reading. I suppose I just mean to say that the ending is structurally cohesive (is that even the right way to put that?), while the opening is more "and this happened!" That said, the "and this happened!" plotting works with the protagonist's voice and personality, so I didn't even notice or care about it until Wilce demonstrated her ability to write action sequences and make me desperate to know the end of the story.

It's really awesome and unique. People should read this. I love the world in which Flora lives, and there are major grammar-nerd jokes that pepper the text, which pleased me greatly. I'll be reading the rest of the series, for sure.