Reviews

Harrow la Nona by Tamsyn Muir

untitledlullaby's review against another edition

4.0

A lot of the time I read this I was switching between 3 and 4 stars. The writing is good but the story was confusing for most of it making it a slog to get through. Also the memes in it could make it dated and made it a bit cringe. But I did enjoy it enough, the writing carrying the story.

brightwatcher's review against another edition

challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

twogreenpenguins's review against another edition

dark

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kmather's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

4.0

lucyfer_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

moomieswan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-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

5.0

goethesgroupie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious slow-paced

2.75

chovind's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

You will go "wait, what the hell" about a million times, but it's all worth it in the end when it comes together!

spookyoh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I liked this book. I liked it a lot. The writing was great and the story was interesting and it feels like a crime to give it less than 4 stars. However. 

Harrow the Ninth was such a departure from Gideon the Ninth that for most of the book, I had a hard time getting into it. I loved Gideon so much as a character, and while I missed her, I was excited to learn more about Harrow. But I really didn’t. I mean, sorta kinda, but it was all overshadowed by my least favorite trope of all time: amnesia. It all came together in the end (in the most confusing and dramatic was possible) but because of this I felt lost and frustrated for most of the book. I think that’s how I was supposed to feel, but after the fun humor and mystery of GtN, it felt like a letdown. I didn’t care about the characters in HtN the same way I cared about the characters in the first book. Overall, I felt confused. 

I do plan on reading Nona and Alecto, but I think I need several business months to process HtN before I even attempt to dive in to even more confusion. 

theo_retical's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75