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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

couldbecalliope's review against another edition

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

4.5

glory_reads's review

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adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

baguales's review

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4.0

más tirado para 4.5 pero aja estoy destruida. el único downside es que a veces la descripción de los ambientes y escenas era medio tedioso pero literalmente es skill issue así que da lo mismo. anyways no dejen a las lesbianas tristes escribir, esto es un war crime against la estabilidad emocional de las lesbianas normales.

lelder's review against another edition

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

3.0

sapphaos's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.5

kivik's review

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adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

annianni345's review

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5.0

Well now im dead inside...thanks...

luhalfling's review

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

3.0

This reads like a manga, which is a strange thing to say, but it is what it is. Also, Palamedes Sextus 💜

autumnalia's review

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

4.25

Unlike anything else I’ve ever read. I am gobsmacked. I can’t tell if I loved it though? I mean, I really liked it and also … yikes? Reading this book was the literary equivalent of a bird (me, I’m the bird) being mesmerized by a snake. I could not put it down. I devoured it, but only after I slogged through the first 50 pages thinking it was chaotic and too weird. The characters were fantastic. The writing style made my head spin a bit at first but once you get used to the ride it is so.much.fun. Also it has pacing problems and some overly drawn out bits. But believe me that it doesn’t matter. Take a chance on this sci-fi fantasy swashbuckling murder mystery lesbian love story. I’ll be thinking about it for weeks. 

queensplay's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.75

Synopsis of my review: 

An amazing read. The beginning was hard to get into, but once you understood, you could easily read the book. The plot twists? Love. The mystery, kind of horror, elements where totally there. 
Gideon is the best character, fight me. She's just so funny, and bright I love it. 
Harrow and Gideons' nicknames for each other 😍
Loved it. Would recommend. 


Full Review: 

Oh damn. Oh damn. Oh damn (and that's three Oh damns). 

First off - Amazing book. At times, it could be pretty slow, as it was more of a mystery, but it has enough action and medium paced scenes to make up for the slow parts. It was hard getting into, also, for me, and confusing (which is why it's a 4.5), but as I got through the book, it got a lot easier to understand and read. 

Gideon is by far my most favourite character. She was so funny, and really brightened up every room she went into. Her humour was top-notch. Harrow should give her a big hug - her backstory and her self-worth needs it. 

I love love love Gideon and Harrow as they go through the series. They've come so far from where they started 🥹

Harrow also needs a big hug (which she good, thank god). The way they raised her, why she was born, was horrible. She deserves so much more. 

Am I the only one who though Colum deserved better? He deserves better then Silas. Honestly, Silas didn't even seem to acknowledge how Colum was feeling, he was so self-centered, with all his big talk about the greater good. Towards the end, I began to like Colum so much more - if someone would think about what their house represents, they would think of him. How he stood for what he believed in, and how he honoured his word.

The ending hurt.

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