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rylene 's review for:
Gideon the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent