28.9k reviews for:

Ich bin Gideon

Tamsyn Muir

4.27 AVERAGE


i was lied too!

okay, maybe not, this book wasn’t bad but it wasn’t living up to the hype. maybe if/when i reread it, it will click, and hopefully it’s helped by the other two books. but!!! it wasn’t horrendous, i did enjoy parts of it!

my main gripe was the humor? i think i was just a bit turned off whenever there was a serious moment and then a character would say something and the flow was changed. i’m not really fond of characters like gideon? she’s not my type, aka the humor thing, but maybe that’s on me. there would be a serious moment and then she would make a quip and i would be like UGHHHH, you know? i’m all for jokes, but be serious. i’m not really a fan of comedy in media anyway, so maybe that’s why i didn’t enjoy it as much.

also, the world building was confusing. like i said in a reading update maybe i’m not smart enough for this book, or maybe too much was going on, however there were A LOT of characters.

tldr: basically….this book was alright……3 stars for lesbians.
adventurous dark funny slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

charming but I can't help feel like it's hiding behind characterization to avoid having an actual plot
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

The story was great but dragged in parts and many scenes were unnecessarily long. I disliked all the villain monologues. I think they're cheesy. And I often found the way the author went about exposition to be very dull. But the characters were likeable and the plot was cool. I'm hopeful that the sequels will be more natural. 
adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
fast-paced
adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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: No
adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Complicated

Tore me apart and put me back together like a puzzle.
adventurous dark funny tense fast-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

Everyone: Omg there’s magic... AND SPACE?!?! Genre bending!!! ...Did everyone forget about Star Wars??