A review by beebalm
The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Here I am getting obsessed with another 4 book series that was supposed to be a trilogy with no release timeline for the finale....

I don't know how he did it, but Seth has clearly done his research, used beta readers, etc to capture all kinds of queerness and how that interacts with the Empire. 

So glad to see
Baru finally realizing that its okay to be a gay woman and seemingly coming to a way to actually finish her goal.
I also really liked seeing
her parents return as characters and also seeing the Mbo sideplot finally connect back to the present day plot.
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