1. I completely agree with your very first comment, "..not her best, but better than Diplomatic Immunity."

2. My kobo ereader doesn't do bookmarks well, so I'll have to read the book again with a notepad, to jot down good quotes! But the ones you've quotes were among those I liked too.

I wonder what Cordelia is going to do next - return to Beta (what's left there for her now?); go to Barrayar to spend more time with her grandchildren. Wonder if she feels like a pseudo-grandmother to Gregor's brood?