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Ich bin Gideon

Tamsyn Muir

4.27 AVERAGE

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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: No
adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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
mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Immersive read 
Narration 5 ⭐️

This book is fantastic. My only regret is that I am just now reading this wildly imaginative sci-fi/fantasy story that blends necromancy, swordswoman/men, mystery, and politics with humor while set in space. I could never, in my wildest dream, have imagined such a story. I was hooked from the start and would have read it all in one sitting if my life and time had allowed. I cannot wait to dive into book 2. Read this ASAP.
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DID NOT FINISH: 4%

Really don’t mesh with the writing style 

updated 5/19/25: i think i have to bump this up to 5 stars. i just cannot stop thinking about. one of my fav reads of the year.

4/30/25: what a special book. so so so funny and snarky and smart and bright and weird. it would have been a 5 star read if i didn’t feel so stupid for literally the entire book. i just never quite got the hang of what was happening or why or to whom. i started listening on audiobook (which i highly, highly recommend) but halfway through i had to companion read with audio and i think that kind of helped? despite my constant confusion i just couldn’t stay away. i love gideon and harrowhark’s relationship so so much. one flesh, one end.
Loveable characters: Yes

can't believe they didn't kiss