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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

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herohom's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

jgelmini's review against another edition

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5.0

I'm 80% through and I love it so much that I actually bought the book and am going to start over at the beginning so that I can really savor the story. But first I have to finish the book I already have checked out from the library!

Started it over and thoroughly enjoyed the re-read. I had both the audiobook and the e-book and switched back and forth. The narration was great and I loved knowing how to actually pronounce everyone's names!

stardustrohrig's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

I read this for one of my Discord book clubs and it’s ultimately not my cup of tea. I tried to give it a fair chance but the personalities of the main characters and the writing style made it harder to get through than I like. I also ended up needing the Wikipedia for the book series to keep track of all of the characters. All of the characters were referred to by first name, last name, nickname, or sometimes only a description, depending on who was talking and some had similar names, which made it hard to keep track. That said there were some interesting parts, the world building seemed interesting if not fully described, and I did like how the relationship between Gideon and Harrowhark developed despite my frustration with them in the beginning. I don’t believe I’ll continue the series at this time, but you never know.

xzannahx's review against another edition

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5.0

Necromancers in space with a creepy murder mystery. After a bit of a slow and confusing start, I absolutely loved this and am super intrigued with the setting Tamsyn Muir created here. Looking forward to continuing the series!