Fangirl squee

I’ve been trying to space out my readings of the Vorkosigan series, because I know myself and know that even I become cynical and irritated if I read too many books by the same author in close proximity. (Long time readers of this blog are no doubt gasping in astonishment. Cynical? Me? About books? Parish the thought!

Anyway, the Vorkosigan books haven’t let me down, and they keep getting better and better. At the moment I am less than halfway through Brothers in Arms , which I will probably finish this weekend despite my best efforts to savor it. I love vulnerable, slightly angsty Miles, wondering if he’s really going crazy. And I love his relationship with Elli Quinn. Actually, I just love Miles and his thoughts on women, period.

And speaking of the women in Miles’s life, man, do I ever lurve me some Elli Quinn. I love that she is in love with the person she thinks Miles is rather than who he actually is. I also like that she just… randomly fires off rocket launchers when they’re necessary. And all of the moments where I laughed out loud so far in the book have been from lines of Elli’s. Of course, the part of me that is silly and repressed really wants to know if she will ever find someone as extremely cool as she is with whom to spend her life.

Heh, Elli Quinn, imo, is a good example of a strong female character. She’s kick-ass, snarky, and also very feminine and sexy. I totes want to be her when I grow up.

Doubtless, I will have more to say the more I read, so I’ll just stop here.