polterbooks 's review for:

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

5.0

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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After re-reading this book I can confidently say that this is one of the best books I've ever read. It's hilarious and dark with a whole lot of mystery and a side of sapphic enemies-to-friends-to-endlessly-devoted. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Grief, Cannibalism, Classism

Minor: Incest