A review by bigpaw
The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

5.0

That's my girl!!! That's my fucking girl!!!

The heartbreak of reading this book was that I thought the trilogy was completed, and didn't realize there was another book yet to be released. As I was nearing the end, things were wrapping up nicely, but there were so many things I wanted to see a bit <i>more</i> of or that felt unanswered...and then I got to the acknowledgement at the end. So it's a good and bad thing that there's another book to come! Same energy as when I watched Across the Spiderverse. 

Anyway, Baru is back and she's killing it and I love her completely. This book really drove home the theme of trim, and the large reflected in the small, and what really matters above all is connections with other people. I love the further exploration into the race, gender, and sexuality politics of this world, even if some conversations did feel a bit too on-the-nose about it all. The ending felt very earned and made me want to hold everyone.  

I think I'm gonna have a bit of a book hangover, and a Baru-sized hole in my heart for a little while.