Reviews

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

dmnqd_94's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

shai3d's review against another edition

Too sliw

alstonetx's review

3.0

It sounded interesting, it got a lot of hype, I passed it by a couple of times when it was mentioned in this or that "books you must read" list or article and then I finally borrowed it from my library.

I'm not a fan and I don't think I'll read the next one in the series, I struggled to really get into the story, it was very slow going and I was ecstatic when it finally picked up because that meant I would actually finish reading it! Wohoo!

Overall, it gets points for originality and I'm not sad to have read it.

malcolm1885's review

4.0

Very good, but hard to keep track of the characters - names long and sometimes abbreviated.

noradominick's review

medium-paced

4.0

minaswintek's review

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

coffeemeow's review against another edition

5.0

I still love this book. Finally re-read after initially listening to the audiobook only. I highly recommend both versions, and even re-listened to some parts this time around just for Moira Quirk’s amazingness. I did feel I caught a lot more details and understood the character relationships more from the book, as referring back to the dramatis personae was essential. 

holmeshounds's review

4.0

Everyone has really big names and I was confused for a hell of a long time but idk, probably just me.


-second read- i liked it a lot better knowing what was going on this time.

jghomer's review

5.0

An absolute blast of a book. I finished it a few days ago and keep coming back to the final chapters. You bet your bones I'm getting to a bookstore this weekend to pick up Harrow the Ninth.

I never thought I'd be a fan of something that screamed "lesbian necromancers in space", but Muir spins a fantastic story whose characters are as sharp as the swords they keep.

bookz4lif3's review

dark funny mysterious 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

4.75