A review by trips
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

adventurous dark funny inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Reading the entirety of released Locked Tomb books in a matter of 2 months was a wild ride.

Nona is quite the different book compared to the previous 2 in the series, for good reason! It was a delight to experience The Locked Tomb universe from Nona's perspective, as well as getting to find out what is going on outside of the realm of Gideon and Harrow. I know this was originally only going to be the first part of Alecto, but I actually think its lovely that we were able to find out about what's going on with many characters we haven't seen since Canaan house.
Its a fun yet intense story about love, found family, dogs, which sounds really weird knowing this comes from a sci-fi fantasy necromancy series but!! It really is!!
Ultimately I didn't love it as much as the first two in the series, as I felt some parts moreso in the first half of this book could have been condensed but it was still great!
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