Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

174 reviews

kelisabeth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

erenreads12's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

Thank you, Tamsyn Muir, for breaking me once again.

Much appreciated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

monicalaurette's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

 “…and hey, what’s like except a love that hasn’t been invited indoors?” 

This whole series makes my brain hurt, but in a good way. Even though I picked this up RIGHT after I read Harrow...the fact that it follows basically a whole new story in a world that still has very little world building (at least to me) gives me major whiplash.

I still feel like I'm unsure who Nona was, or if we she was someone else at all. Also is that Gideon or is Kiriona a totally new person now that she knows her origins?

However I liked the intrigue of the book and trying to follow along, while some would be annoyed with it, I liked because it kept me on my toes and having to actually focus on everything being done and said. Which is why I laughed at this quote:  I don't understand yet, that's all. Not even a little. I have so much to learn in the ways of not understanding." 

This was not my favorite book in the series, but I liked it more than Harrow - we'll see how I like Alecto once it comes out (and if I should possibly re-read any of the series before then)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Toxic friendship

bootrat's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

This took me a lot longer to get into than Gideon and Harrow, and I didn't reach the point of not wanting to put it down until the last third. But I still loved it and was glad we got to know Cam, Pal, and Pyrrha better. And I loved Nona, even if I didn't understand her. And getting some backstory to John and how the ninth houses and the other humans got to the point that they did.

I think this book left me even more confused than the first two, and I really hope Alecto comes out soon and explains everything 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War

carbinara's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

i have no idea what just happened but soo glad to see ianthe again ♥️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Incest and Suicide

sourcherrysyrup's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

I love Nona! Nona loves you!!

Muir as always keeps you on your feet not knowing what to expect and then blows your mind halfway through and you have to pick up the pieces. Can’t wait for [REDACTED]! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Eating disorder and Trafficking

Unnamed side character assumes incorrectly that one main character is a trafficker. Character dislikes to eat, describes her dislike of food; not an eating disorder but may be triggering

hannahpings's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content and War

rheagoveas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Genocide, Violence, and War

ladythana's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Blood, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Police brutality

cuteasamuntin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Genocide, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, and War

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Murder, and Dysphoria