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Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

33 reviews

nikenacs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

GtN left me absolutely stunned and this one managed to top that effect, by far. The layers, twists and turns of this plot are out of this world. By the end, the plot was twisting so hard I didn't know which way was up and down. And Harrow, dear Harrow, I care about you so fucking much. Together with GtN, easily my favorite book I've read this year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Vomit, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Gaslighting, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Genocide, War, and Xenophobia

gayghostprince's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

I'm sad wtf :'(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Gun violence, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Death, Violence, Suicide, Body horror, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Child abuse, Mental illness, War, Vomit, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Cancer, War, Chronic illness, and Suicidal thoughts

cw for lobotomies and brief apocalypse mentions

cattails's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Gore, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Gaslighting, Murder, War, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Child death, Child abuse, and Infertility

urastrologygf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

avsmka's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

olivia_manes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death, Colonisation, and War

jmcordero's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Terminal illness, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Vomit, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Genocide

rannibuns's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny reflective tense slow-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

4.25

With an unreliable narrator this wasn't as quick of a read as Gideon the Ninth, but the story remains interesting and the writing style fun to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

wind_dog's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Cursing

Minor: Cannibalism, Colonisation, Genocide, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

plumpaperbacks's review against another edition

Even though I wasn’t the biggest fan of Gideon the Ninth, I was curious to see where the story would go and what Harrow’s narration would be like. I found Harrow the Ninth to be boring and rather confusing, and ultimately decided not to finish at the 34% mark. Even the shortest chapters felt like they dragged on for ages. I also thought that the usage of second person narration was jarring; I’m not used to reading it, and in this instance, since I was already struggling to get immersed in the book, it certainly didn’t help. I’m kind of sad to ditch this book, but I just don’t have the time or energy for books I’m not liking.

Representation:

• lesbian protagonist

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

The content warnings above are only accurate for the portion of the book that I read.