A review by lunaviolet
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

Witty and endearing, this was a good read. However, it was hard to get through the first half until the plot started to pick up about halfway through. It was also kinda hard to keep track of who was who since most of the characters were introduced all at once. I wouldn’t recommend going to the naming guide in the back of the book for help, though, since I spoiled a pretty major thing for myself when I did that. 
Once you get to the end, you’ll be glad to have stuck it out. I got pretty attached to the characters and their relationships.
If you’re looking for a lesbian romance, this is not the book. Yes, I guess, there are technically wlw interactions, but I personally wouldn’t count this as a wlw book, more like a book where the characters happen to be wlw. They could have easily been switched out for any gender and nothing would have changed with the plot so do with that what you will. Not to mention that the romance is… It was more of an interesting relationship dynamic to explore than the typical romance you would expect in modern books. Very enjoyable either way. 
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