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A review by fiveredhens
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
favorite quotes:
Harrow was sprawled on a sofa spread with tattered brocade, robes abandoned, scrawny black-clad legs crossed at the ankles. In Gideon's mind she looked like an evil stick.
I will make dessert, can reassure you
cook better than I duel.
—M.
Harrow said, "No."
"I want to go," said Gideon.
"This sounds impossibly vapid."
"I want to eat a dessert."
"She'd just skinned over the damage surface fix, hides the cracks. To really heal, she needs thalergy—life force—and she hasn't got any to spare."
"Oh, yeah," said Gideon. "Sextus gave her turbo cancer."
Harrow was sprawled on a sofa spread with tattered brocade, robes abandoned, scrawny black-clad legs crossed at the ankles. In Gideon's mind she looked like an evil stick.
I will make dessert, can reassure you
cook better than I duel.
—M.
Harrow said, "No."
"I want to go," said Gideon.
"This sounds impossibly vapid."
"I want to eat a dessert."
"She'd just skinned over the damage surface fix, hides the cracks. To really heal, she needs thalergy—life force—and she hasn't got any to spare."
"Oh, yeah," said Gideon. "Sextus gave her turbo cancer."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Suicide
Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Terminal illness
Minor: Fatphobia, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse