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Ich bin Gideon

Tamsyn Muir

4.27 AVERAGE

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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: Complicated
adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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

I can't decide if I loved this book, or it was a disappointment. I guess we'll never know.
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obstinateheadstrongcurl's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 18%

Trial books aren’t for me. Always feel too similar to reality TV. 
adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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
adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

[re-read]. This is a perfect book. No notes. Moira Quirk deserves a special place in heaven for her narration. Gideon the Ninth, you are my only friend. I am undone without you.

A bit too many dick jokes for my taste (you would think the audience was hormonal teenage boys) but this was otherwise a funny, dark read with some nice moments. Gideon is a big loveable dumbass, and Harrow is a creepy loveable ghoul. Enjoyed the side characters as well.
adventurous dark emotional 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: Complicated
dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

this is quite possibly the best fantasy i hav ever read. so arcane-esque i dont even think im comprehending everything bc theres just so many layers and religious references. i would love to see the fight scenes animated but i also think making this a show would absolutely ruin it its just too good. im gonna reflect for a second before reading htn i think my brain might explode if i dont