A review by bibliocinephile
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

5.0

WOWWWWWWWWW. this book almost reads like a horror movies sometimes: just when you think it can't get any worse, it does. the unforgiving descriptions of the landscapes, the weather, love, and loss were brutal to read in the best way. it was almost masochistic to read this book, seeing Baru destroy so much but still, inside yourself, rooting for her. the morally grey protagonist was explored so well and so compellingly with queerness and how it lives in us very well written too. the plot was incredibly intriguing--never before has such a complex and nuanced plot been so easy to understand for me. simply incredible.