A review by arobear
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

So conflicted on rating this book. In my heart I know it's a 5...
(but honestly the ending killed me and I want to yell for a long time.... I'm not sure I'm going to be ok anytime soon...)
but my feelings are complicated to put it best. I'll 100% be rereading it in the future though, and the sequels one I give myself a minute to recover. 

Worldbuilding and character development are excellent; the setting feels mysterious throughout and (for better or worse) I love the characters. They're my shitty little children now! 

Be ready for strong emotions though, fair warning. 

I want to see where it goes with the necromancers in space thread next. Not sure it will be for a while though.... just ugh my heart, I have so many feelings...
 
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