Reviews

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

jeneca's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

cinder10's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

artis3n's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-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

5.0

brittanylutz's review against another edition

2.0

I couldn’t get myself to finish it- it was one of those books that was long just to be long. It had all the right pieces but was just not executed in an enjoyable way. I just couldn’t get myself to care about the characters or the story. Just too much going on :(

monsieurhannah's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-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

slaygirl388's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

chokingonwhys's review against another edition

4.0

3.75

elmkov's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

ceejay_prichard's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

prufrockcoat's review against another edition

5.0

If the pitch “Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in [spaaaaaace]!” isn't enough to get you to read this book... probably it's not for you. This is a novel I did not know I wanted after seeing the necromongers in Chronicles of Riddick.

It took me three weeks to get through the first 30% of this and literally a day to finish it--definitely a slow burn until the haunted-gothic-space-palace part really kicks in. (Partially this can be blamed on a harsh book-hangover, but not entirely.)

I may or may not have been up until after midnight to finish this, knowing full well I needed to wake up at 5am the next morning for work. I have no regrets. I look forward to staying up all night to read HARROW this June.