Reviews

Ich bin Gideon by Tamsyn Muir

soffafa's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? No

3.0

its a hard read, but try the audiobook version and have a wiki open to reference!
i wish i could say i liked this more, the world is very enticing and interesting to ill definitely read the next one... but i wasnt that into it. gideon has some funny punchlines and i did enjoy that audibly, and some of the rekindling between harrow, but still just wasnt that interested

kendall216's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

karackit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense

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

4.75

Tell me why I had to find out there is both a glossary AND a pronunciation guide in the back of the book after I already finished it? 

I get why people say this book is confusing. The best way to read this book is to just read it. Don’t try and figure things out, just wait for it to make sense. 

But also screw this book for the way I was attached to characters. Beautiful. Wonderful. Just to have them ripped away? The first adult to ever treat Gideon with such kindness - killed. The young teenager who is obviously looking up to Gideon - killed. The slightly older boy who tells Gideon, for the first time in her life, that what happened when she was a kid wasn’t her fault - killed. Gideon herself, in the act of saving the girl she loves - killed. OUCH.

nyxcore's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

harrisoncrerar's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.75

brynnyv's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

3.75

I would give it a 4 but I want a better plot. I loved the dialogue, all of the characters and the world though. Ending hurts

baldwinme40's review against another edition

5.0

10/08/22 on a reread after Nona the Ninth is out, I enjoyed this even more the second time. It wasn't hard to follow at all and I was able to pick up on hints for future plot twists. This series is so much fun!

came for the hilarious writing and Gideon, actual shounen anime protagonist and galaxys best disaster lesbian, but this went dark and scary and gory real fast and I was unable to get off this spooky, emotional, wild ride. not my usual but... I don't think this peculiar combo of snark, necromancy, sci-fi, and murder mystery is anyone's normal. love it tho

morayills's review against another edition

5.0

Better than u remember it

alicebme's review against another edition

4.0

I gave this book 4 stars for the dialogue given to Gideon, the fire in her belly, and the potential of the next 2 books. We’ll see if Harrowhark can keep it interesting in the next book.

mantarays's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

4.25

i think i need to read it a second time to fully commit to a rating but AAAAAAAAAAA (the audiobook is superb tho the narrator gets 5 stars from me)

gideon nav the character that you are!!!! i had so many laugh out loud moments she’s such a funny character in the middle of all the chaos.