A review by its_kievan
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

A fantastically interesting first 2/3rds let down by an overdeveloped ending. Muir’s choice to split the narrative between a present-day second-person(!) POV and a warped retelling of the previous book is a bonkers one, and I am insanely impressed that she pulled it off so well. All that goes to shit, however, when she explains too much and not enough, filling up far too many pages with monologues that never quite make sense. Particularly annoying are the

wildly underdeveloped Blood of Eden

and the godawful already-outdated meme speak. I really wanted to love this book, and for a while I thought I did, but sadly this might be my last Locked Tomb experience.