A review by alica2
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I went into this not really knowing anything except goth and lesbians and boy howdy did I get more than what I signed up for LOLOL. Was absolutely not expecting this to be kind of a fantasy/sci-fi book with necromancers and sword fighters in space but it works somehow?? I really love the writing style and how funny Gideon's narration is. Also was not expecting the enemies to lovers (??) situation but it's one of my favorite tropes so I'm not complaining. The ending hit me like a truck, like I feel like I should have expected it but I did not and I was extremely upset (in a good way, but jesus damn...). Honestly the worldbuilding was kind of confusing because not very much is explained, but I was having so much fun that I didn't really mind being confused. 
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