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

3.0

This was definitely not my favorite of these books but was still a nice bookend on the series, with themes of grief and moving on where it felt like Bujold was letting go of the series alongside the characters. There’s a very small scale plot compared to other books in the series and not much tension as the book is mostly characters coming to terms with the changes they’ve undergone and settling down to a new life again. There’s enough of characters that I love to keep this interesting enough to finish and enjoy but not too much else. I’m glad this book exists as it does seem to wind things down nicely and let the characters keep going, while acknowledging all of the consequences of the lives we’ve seen play out.