A review by rubybastille
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

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

4.75

The advantage to reading this via e-reader was not having a clear view of the cover before beginning, leading to a moment of shocked cackling when I realized our asshole hero Gideon is in fact representing her royal grimdark house of black-robed and skull-facepainted necromancers while wearing aviators.

So, yeah, if queer enemies-to-something-resembling-lovers starring one goth necromancy prodigy and one sword-wielding smartass with a flaming red pixie cut, aviators, and the sense of humor of a rusty halberd, fighting skeletons in an ancient haunted palace in space sounds like your jam…here you go.

Just maybe check the CWs because there’s a good bit of widely varied yikes.
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