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A review by rlgreen91
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
adventurous
emotional
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? N/A
4.0
My cover of this book has a quote that "You'll love Nona, and Nona loves you" or something along those lines and that is certainly true. I really enjoyed this book. I love that Muir keeps slowly expanding the world and universe containing our characters, usually in a way that just manages to make me rethink my earlier conclusions without becoming out-and-out retcons. I think I mentioned this in my review for Harrow the Ninth as well and I'm glad to see a continuing trend here.
As usual, reading Nona the Ninth has answered some questions I had earlier in the series and left me with like twice as many new questions. At this point, I think I might need to try to cobble together my best guess at a timeline for events to keep things generally straight. Actually, that would be really useful because there are so many pop culture, literary, and Biblical references throughout the series that it can be hard to tell which ones refer to actual plot points we need to be aware of vs clever references to different jokes.
One last thing: I loved the depiction of Nona, Hot Sauce, and the gang just being kids. Maybe it's because I read this over the summer, which to kid me always felt like a magical time where anything could happen. I just think Muir does a fantastic job of capturing that sensation here, of just a set of friends hanging out and getting up to anything, everything, and nothing.
Looking forward to Alecto the Ninth and maybe another short story in the meantime? I can dream right? 4 stars.
As usual, reading Nona the Ninth has answered some questions I had earlier in the series and left me with like twice as many new questions. At this point, I think I might need to try to cobble together my best guess at a timeline for events to keep things generally straight. Actually, that would be really useful because there are so many pop culture, literary, and Biblical references throughout the series that it can be hard to tell which ones refer to actual plot points we need to be aware of vs clever references to different jokes.
One last thing: I loved the depiction of Nona, Hot Sauce, and the gang just being kids. Maybe it's because I read this over the summer, which to kid me always felt like a magical time where anything could happen. I just think Muir does a fantastic job of capturing that sensation here, of just a set of friends hanging out and getting up to anything, everything, and nothing.
Looking forward to Alecto the Ninth and maybe another short story in the meantime? I can dream right? 4 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Body horror, Cursing, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death