A review by anntharai
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

At first I thought this was going to be another victim of its own popularity as it took me a while to come around, but without the epic expectations set by other readers I would have loved it from the start I think. 

It’s funny, dark, and genuinely entertaining. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Blood, War, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Child death, Violence, Slavery, Murder, Death, Classism, Child abuse, and Cancer