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A review by storykath
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Gotta say, I was very confused a lot of the time. I appreciated that there was no clunky exposition sections, but I did feel thrown into the deep end in terms of the universe and magic system and everything. As such, I didn't always fully understand why everything happened the way it happened (especially towards the end) but overall I could still appreciate what was going on.
Gideon was a fantastic narrator, funny and flawed and truly unique. She's chaotic and hilarious!
This book took me a while to get through, and I think that's partly due to my brain being picky about reading, but also partly because of how gory and tense things got in the story. I couldn't always stomach it for multiple chapters at a time. Between the injuries and the sometimes-dense plot, this was a book I had to tackle in smallish chunks. That being said, I'm starting the sequel right away so I don't forget any important plot points.
Gideon was a fantastic narrator, funny and flawed and truly unique. She's chaotic and hilarious!
This book took me a while to get through, and I think that's partly due to my brain being picky about reading, but also partly because of how gory and tense things got in the story. I couldn't always stomach it for multiple chapters at a time. Between the injuries and the sometimes-dense plot, this was a book I had to tackle in smallish chunks. That being said, I'm starting the sequel right away so I don't forget any important plot points.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Genocide, Murder, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Terminal illness, and Vomit
Minor: Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content