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Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

4.27 AVERAGE

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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.
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
adventurous dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny 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
adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I listened to this audiobook in less than 24 hours. Mathematically, this is impossible, and I don't know what to say except that I had no idea what was happening in this book and I didn't care 99% of the time.

I'm going to find the sequel. Bye.

Total score: 5/5 stars

I love the rawness of very modern characters forced into this outdated culture of magic and necromancy PLUS the capability of space travel. It has a Dune vibe, but darker and more magic. Personally, I greatly appreciated the LGBTQ+ characters included in the story as normative. That was a lovely addition that doesn't always happen in books that mix sci-fi and fantasy.

While I enjoyed the twists throughout the storyline, I think the clue-dropping could've been a little cleaner. Nevertheless, Muir presents a fascinating first book of the series with brilliantly memorable characters and a world you're eager to learn more about.
adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

What the fuck.