Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

272 reviews

cowabb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

An absolutely incredible book! I personally had trouble keeping up with characters, but I think that was just from the sheer speed I was reading this book at. I was OBSESSED with it! I loved seeing the interactions between all the characters, especially between Gideon and Harrowhark (later on, that is). The horror aspects towards the end were so cool to me, too! I'm really curious to see how to series continues after the ending

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide

baileythebeagle04's review against another edition

challenging dark funny medium-paced

4.5

I think a testament to how good this book is the fact that I had no idea what was going on 75% of the time but still enjoyed the ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Chronic illness and Death

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

lyr1cal's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

“Gideon the Ninth" is the first book in the Locked Tomb series, and it's an absolute delight. Gideon is a hilarious narrator whose humor perfectly matches my own. The plot is incredibly immersive, with a vivid setting and beautifully described magic. Watching the relationship between Gideon and Harrow develop was thrilling and the ending was devastating. Gideon has earned a spot in my top 10 favorite characters. I also really enjoyed the mystery of the book, uncovering keys and the secrets of the house aswell trying to figure out who killed the contestants made the book impossible to put down. Overall, I give it a 10/10 and already want to reread it to catch all the hints I missed the first time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

lunarlibra's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

To everyone who has been talking about how much they love this book for years: I get it now
For some reason it took me a long time to really get into this book (like over 100 pages) but once I did, I could not put it down! (I think it's a me-problem, and for someone else the early chapters would have been immediately captivating.) 
The character development, the mystery, and the increasingly heightened stakes of the book make this a truly compelling read. Also some parts are truly so funny I laughed out loud! That said, it is deeply tragic. I don't usually love tragedy, but something about how the characters handled it felt very real to me in a way that didn't leave me feeling hopeless. 
I think Tamsyn Muir did something truly special with this book, her writing style is very visceral (no pun intended) in that I found myself deeply understanding the characters' emotions from her descriptions of things like time passing. I can't wait to get my hands on the next book!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Confinement, Slavery, and Colonisation

sabrina_marvil's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Wrong.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

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schoha01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

soofsaphony's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The only thing I can say is that this book reads like an anime

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

maybephasing's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Suicide, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and War

supernova_reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Good suspense throughout. Strong opening. Spooky vibes. Lots of death and skeletons but not in a way that jolts you out of the plot. Excited for the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Slavery, and Cannibalism

longicauda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail