Until recently I thought I'd reached a reasonable selection rubrik -- only read those which have a female main character.

Then I picked up a couple of books by Mike Shepherd, and... Well, there went that notion. :D (Honestly, the second one was teensy bit better than the first, and he's a new author, so I'd be willing to try the third one from a library. Just not sure I'd buy it without reading, as I did the first two.)


Bujold's apparent conviction that all hetero romance (for a definition of hetero that seems to be, "at least one partner has a uterus") must end in babies is one of those things I try my best to ignore. Also her unending romance focus -- I think the only somewhat-main character who doesn't have a canon love interest is Elli Quinn (and half the fandom hates her).