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Harrow la novena by Tamsyn Muir

96 reviews

medium-paced

what. the fuck.

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

If you thought gideon the ninth was wild, strap yourself in for a wild ride. Just when you think you understand what’s going on in the book, everything will be proven false.

I would say read the bits at the end if you haven’t already as they contain important plot info.

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hahaha what the fuck

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I've never read such a fascinating, brain-breaking, frustrating, stomach-turning, compelling, off-putting, word-feast of an epic science fantasy horror mystery in my life. Muir is a heck of a writer (the humor! the viscera! the metaphor! the meter! the characters! the action!) but I'd have to read both Gideon and Harrow again to feel like I understand enough to say more. And I'm not likely to do that. 

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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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

this whole series is absolutely brilliant. no idea how the author managed to plan all of THIS but consider me impressed. 
i saw someone descrive this book as “an acid trip written in second person” and i can’t help but agree, loved it. 

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

I think I liked this book more than the first.

This book had so much more world building,  which really cleared up a lot of the confusing aspects of the first book. Also I learnt a lot more about Harrow, which was something I craved after finishing the first book. 

I think the writing style could be a deal breaker for some people, as the author chose to write in mostly second person. This threw me a bit when I started the book, but as things are revealed the decision makes a lot of sense, and I think it was a great choice. 

This is one of those books I will have to re-read, as there are so many minor details that will be much more meaningful upon a second read. 
Plus I’m a sucker for an unreliable narrator and morally grey characters, so I know I’ll be reaching for this book at every opportunity. 



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