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A review by cryptidkay
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
adventurous
dark
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
4.0
Having started the physical copy and moved to an audiobook edition, I can safely say this book was meant to be an audiobook.
This is intensely character driven and I couldn't help but fall in love with Gideon, attitude and all. That being said, devoting an entire book to a character, getting the reader attached to them, fall in love with them and their quirks and then remove them from the equation for the rest of the series is RUDE AF!
I'm not sad, so much as annoyed that I can't follow her story any more. My days for adult books are numbered and Harrow the Ninth isn't getting on my list for a while.
It was a brilliant read though! The world building! Necromancers! GAYS IN SPACE! It's what every elder emo kid wants.
This is intensely character driven and I couldn't help but fall in love with Gideon, attitude and all. That being said, devoting an entire book to a character, getting the reader attached to them, fall in love with them and their quirks and then remove them from the equation for the rest of the series is RUDE AF!
I'm not sad, so much as annoyed that I can't follow her story any more. My days for adult books are numbered and Harrow the Ninth isn't getting on my list for a while.
It was a brilliant read though! The world building! Necromancers! GAYS IN SPACE! It's what every elder emo kid wants.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Torture, and Religious bigotry