Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

228 reviews

ritte_e's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Creative worldbuilding and solid plot once it gets rolling (which took a while, but it was worth hanging on!). The action scenes were exciting.  Gideon is likeable enough, but I really, really enjoyed the character that turned out to be the antagonist the most.

Critique:
Personally, I wasn't too fond of the narrator voice, too snarky for my taste and keeping track of all the characters and titles might have been easier if their given names were used more frequently to describe them.

As for the mystery, the stakes weren't too clear (how final is death in a necromancy setting? What was everyone's goals exactly?) so as a reader you were left guessing about a lot more than just the whodunit. I'm guessing navigating the pages will be easier in the sequel, now that the groundwork of the setting has been established.

I'm not sure yet what to make of the other main character, Harrow, but I'm sure I'll find out in the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

lajoy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? Yes

5.0

crushed my soul to pieces i am physically ill. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Infertility

ljausten05's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

solarel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The first 16 chapters were very very slow. But once I hit the halfway mark it picked up, and after 2/3 in, I finished in a day. 

The characters are fun and the tone is very fresh. It was great and I am devastated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mossgoblins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I was completely confused throughout my first few readings of Gideon, but in the very best way. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Infertility, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Religious bigotry

yomireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A book that refuses to hold your hand while you hold on for dear life. An immaculately well laid plot in a world built with the bones (lol) to carry it through. Each character was uniquely well-rounded in motivation and personality. A shocking 5 star rating for me as I expected to be left wanting, but instead found myself salivating for more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Death

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Blood

sclark99's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

It definitely takes some time to warm up to 99% of the characters other than Gideon, but there's great characterization going on in there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Chronic illness

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

i had the time of my life reading this book, sometimes things got a little confusing but i had an absolute BLAST. 
the writing is the absolute best thing ever, Gideon’s narration was so funny and definitely my favorite thing here, i never wanted to put the book down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse

holyschmitz's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

 "One flesh, one end." This book will have you cracking up over its dialogue and asides, then turn around and break you-- but GOD IT'S WORTH IT. Necromancers in a futuristic space opera setting? Check. Murder mystery? Check. Super buff lesbian with a sword and a sense of humor? Absolutely. Scrawny, sapphic bone adept? You betcha. You'll be cracking up and breaking like the best of eggs over this one, so surrender to The Locked Tomb brainrot and break with me-- you won't regret it. ;)
 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail