Jerusalem Fire

This was a very good book, the intrigue is set in front of the reader like a delicious appetizer, the pace is quick and what follows is a compelling story. Meluch creates an interesting future of interstellar empires and questionable utopias, her world building was impressive given the page count. The character study that is the protagonist was intriguing and mutli-layered, there's interesting surface details, and a mysterious underside that is hinted at. It's the strongest part of the book and when it develops...buckle in.

Meluch also delves into “murky” waters of religion, fanaticism, race, and human supremacy in such a way that it would take forever to untangle all of these elements. Her conclusions were a bit opaque to me.