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Nona la Novena by Tamsyn Muir

132 reviews

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

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

juan_adhd_reading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective 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

This entire series has permanently changed my brain chemistry and how I view Sci-fi / Fantasy forever! Out of the current three in the series, this one is the one in which I felt less confused, and I felt like I knew more or less what was going on most of the time. Amazing, adorable characters all around, both new and old faces (wink wink...), with Muir's very signature humor as expected. The beginning almost feels like a sitcom -in an apocalyptic setting mind you- but a coming-of-age, found family sitcom nonetheless. And then it escalates SO quickly, and the ending happened, and HOLY JOD!!! WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!?!? I wish I had the proper words to describe just how great this book is, but I'm quite literally left speechless. So all I'll say is that I love Nona, and Nona loves you too <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

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

mirrorstorm_'s review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gun violence, and War

sammy357's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

I am actually in love with this book and this cast. Phyrra, Cam, Palamedes and Nona were a wonderful little family. Even the slow, domestic parts were great. I would pay to read about this little family's day to day life.
This one was definitely less confusing than Harrow the Ninth and easier to follow.
The ending had me sobbing I literally cannot wait for Alecto the First

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and War

Moderate: Death, Genocide, and Gun violence

emalderwood's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Once again an amazing addition to this series. All at once hilarious and nervewracking and mind blowing. 
- I don't know how Tamsyn Muir manages to make you love so many characters at once (I didn't think I'd ever love anyone as much as Gideon, but this book had so many people to love). 
- I don't have any idea who Nona is but I love her.
- I can't wait to see what happens next because I know it's going to be epic.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, War, and Injury/Injury detail

coffeeandcomedy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I love Nona, and Nona would probably love me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

vaguelyredhead's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gun violence, and War

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, and Alcohol