A review by pingwoh
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

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

4.5

i did enjoy the premise of the book, especially the different ideas of schools of necromancy, plus the marriage of necromancy to the horror of it. i liked the characters, the development of them, and their overall relationship. i less enjoyed the fact gideon takes about 3-5 business days to learn what everyone else has figured out and also the writing style did take some getting used to - lots of throwing words and phrases out without any explanation or context until chapters later (more in the earlier chapters than later ones, but damn give me a dictionary)
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