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A review by alexiab
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
dark
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I tell ya I have absolutely no idea what happened in this book but somehow I still loved it.
Tamsyn Muir has an amazing way with characters and narrative voice, and I absolutely love the distinct difference between Harrow and Gideon’s narrative style. While the mystery of this book was INCREDIBLY confusing, the reveals and pieces coming together are so damn rewarding.
I think that the level of confusion in the first third of the book really put a wrench in my enjoyment of the story and understanding of the new characters. I spent so long trying to figure out what in gods name was going on that I missed a lot of characterization of the emperor and the lyctors. And while I think the pacing of this book matched book 1, the added layer of “what the fuck” made it really hard to push through.
THAT BEING SAID once everything starts clicking, holy shit does this book get good, and looking back everything makes far more sense, I just wish I’d known what was going on so I could follow along more clearly.
Overall this book is brilliant, funny as hell, epic, disgusting, and emotional. Harrow and Gideon are my whole ass heart. Fuck I might even like Ianthe.
Tamsyn Muir has an amazing way with characters and narrative voice, and I absolutely love the distinct difference between Harrow and Gideon’s narrative style. While the mystery of this book was INCREDIBLY confusing, the reveals and pieces coming together are so damn rewarding.
I think that the level of confusion in the first third of the book really put a wrench in my enjoyment of the story and understanding of the new characters. I spent so long trying to figure out what in gods name was going on that I missed a lot of characterization of the emperor and the lyctors. And while I think the pacing of this book matched book 1, the added layer of “what the fuck” made it really hard to push through.
THAT BEING SAID once everything starts clicking, holy shit does this book get good, and looking back everything makes far more sense, I just wish I’d known what was going on so I could follow along more clearly.
Overall this book is brilliant, funny as hell, epic, disgusting, and emotional. Harrow and Gideon are my whole ass heart. Fuck I might even like Ianthe.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Blood, Murder, and Gun violence