A review by maiakobabe
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen by Lois McMaster Bujold

3.0

The latest installment in the Vorkosigan family drama is the quietest and gentlest book in the series to date. Three years after Aral's death the sharp edge of Cordelia's grief has begun to wear down, though she is still followed everywhere by memories of him. Aral Vorkosigan was mourned in public by the empire, but in private he was painfully remembered by one man in particular. Oliver Jole was Aral's other great love, and Cordelia decides that the time has come for her and Oliver to see if more than just Aral connected them. I am still in awe of Bujold's multifaceted world, but this book lacks some of the energy and delightful plot twists of the earlier books in the series.