Reviews

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

katylou95's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

amandalyn's review against another edition

3.0

This book was even more odd than the first one! I felt like I had no idea what was going on about 95% of the time, but I was still enjoying the ride. The characters are still interesting and the plot is so cool, if like… hard to follow. These are the books that I feel like I can’t recommend to people, but I still enjoy them. If that makes sense.

maddramaqueen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

4.5

princemackerel's review against another edition

3.75

interesting world building

theoheart's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

dcnarvaez's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.0

cudajones's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

Another amazing entry in a truly amazing series cant wait to continue with nona and alecto hopefully in early 2025

megmeb's review against another edition

4.0

Very slow and confusing start but worth sticking through it.

romie_chat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

I mean no disrespect when I say, what the absolute fuck? (4.36)

gothicwhimsy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

*If you read Gideon the Ninth and ended the book with a lot of interest and hope for the plot being expanded later in the series, definitely read Harrow despite all that I’m about to say about it.* 


This book is agonizingly slow until it’s slow and not agonizing and then it’s breakneck pace.

Looking back, I find myself frustrated that so many scenes were included (and descriptive) that could have been left out or had their frequency cut down significantly. I waded through what felt like a lot of mud out of pure hope and anticipation for the series. 

This could have been a very high four for me. The ending saved the series for me but it did not save the book. It did save the rating I guess though. This was a 1.5 star level of enjoyment for me until the 60% mark where it was a 3.5, and then by the 80% mark it was a 4.5 star level of enjoyment.