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Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

82 reviews

jordanp543's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

Some of the best use of second person in a “traditional” novel. Tamsyn  Muir better stop with these cliffhangers though. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Suicide

Minor: Self harm

doubledevour's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide, Vomit, and Child death

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

5.0

I have no idea WTF I just read. I didn't understand half of it. Nevertheless, 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Medical content, Vomit, Self harm, and Gore

Minor: Child death

mcbenzie's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Delivers on the promise of the first book but comes at you sideways. Provides some answers and revelations, and expands the universe of the Nine Houses, but preserves enough mystery that you’ll be hungry for the next one. It’s really hard to say much else without spoilers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Self harm, Abandonment, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual content

hetzelah's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Vomit, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Eating disorder

isleoflinds's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Mental illness, Death, Vomit, Eating disorder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Self harm, Alcohol, Animal death, and Suicide

Minor: Abandonment and Pregnancy

_anzo_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, and Violence

cal_the_queer's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and War

Minor: Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Cancer

kjoli's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

faevolution's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

Harrow the Ninth is a masterpiece with a story to tell between the lines. At one point a character describes two immortal magicians as having a conversation "simply by reading each other's gestures and expressions and maybe a grunt, an indecipherable code based on familiarity". Harrow the Ninth is that book.

The impact of the moment-to-moment reveals and motivations of the characters make for a fast-paced first read, but there is a stunning depth to this book that only becomes obvious after all the dust has settled and the last page has turned. People suffer deeply here, and the glimmers of their hope and light and passion are made pivotal in that contrast.

You owe it to yourself to read the Locked Tomb series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

Moderate: Pregnancy