A review by spookynerd
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I was trying to explain to a friend how when I picked up the first book of this series, I thought, "Necromancers in space? Neat!" And how these books very much ARE that, but how they also shattered every expectation and then constructed those shattered pieces into a whole new framework of storytelling that blows my mind the further I get. 

The pacing got to me a little bit once again. It feels very much like you're slowly trodding through a day by day story, slooooowly unraveling little bits and hints until suddenly everything implodes. Explodes? Both? 

By now I'm getting used to Muir's characters and way of weaving all these intricacies (and that's a happy, familiar "used to," not a bored one). You start the book with, "This is a weird little creature with weird relationship dynamics" and end with an ache in your chest and questions about souls and love. 

And I'm so very intrigued and satisfied with the further depth of history we receive in this book. 

I have a hard time describing it without spoilers and ruining the ride and/or feeling like I'm incoherently rambling, but this series really is something different. Can't wait for Alecto!
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