Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge hit the sweet spot for me. Definitely a page turner without being dumb down. Somehow both character and plot-driven. (Avoid synopsis and cover-text before reading it, there are spoilers!) Rightfully a Nebula finalist in 2002.
I also liked Ancillary Justice and -Sword a lot. Apart from that I my most prefered novels were re-reads.
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