Reviews - Gideon the Ninth

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Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

4.27 AVERAGE

ohnoitskylie's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

keggreads's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I have a lot of feelings about Gideon the Ninth. I think this is a very well written book that respects the readers time and intelligence. Muir rights with a tight pace that manages to keep an air of mystery and tension throughout. All that being said, I just had a hard time connecting with this book. My major gripe throughout this read was the lack of pay off from the world building, but I have faith that I will enjoy the next entry in the series much more.

brianna_reading5's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

I LOVE THIS FUCKING BOOK I LOVE THIS FUCKING BOOK
gideon nav is a new all time favorite fictional character of mine i LOVE her
i want to put into words what makes this book so incredible but i'm struggling to think of anything but: hilarious narrator, lesbians,

enemies to lovers

, GIDEON NAV, actual plot twists, religious symbolism, lots of feelings, amazing side characters, and did i mention gideon nav??

if you like fantasy, read this book. if you want your heart crushed, read this book.

katebakergm's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I loved this book just as much as friends have told me that I would. Gideon has absolutely won my heart. I liked the snarky prose, and the setting is incredibly well thought through.

clockworkblue's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

How many times can I say "oh boy, I hope that x doesn't die!" Just for x to die immediately. Also, there's a glossary and a lot of world building in the guide at the back of the book that would have been so helpful if it were at the front.