A review by lisa_m
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was so good! I loved Gideon the Ninth and I wasn't completely happy with Harrow the Ninth. Nona blew me away! I was extremely confused in the beginning but I just loved Nona's POV. It was same world we kind of knew already but from such a different and unique child like perspective which was super interesting to read about.
I need the next book soo badly!!! The ending just confused me but also I feel like this is the first time I kind of understand what is happening. I feel like every new book in this series is so unique and you're going to be confused in the beginning no matter what. So I definitely need to reread the first three books before reading Alecto. I do hope we get some final answers in that book though.

Since the first book Palamedes and Camilla have been my favourite characters. I obviously loved Gideon and the others as well but Camilla and Palamedes just have a truly special place in my heart. I am so happy that we got to know a bit more in this book. All of their emotional moments in this book just ruined me! I was so close to crying multiple times because of them. I just want to have a relationship like theirs someday. It is so beautiful. I'm really interested to learn more about Paul. I don't think I could ever like him as much as P&C but who knows.


I also really enjoyed Johns backstory. It was so interesting to read about. I still don't like him but it gave me so much more information about him and his story and motifs. Also it made me even more excited for Alecto.

What I did not understand though was Nonas 'death'? Was she Harrow + the Body in a weird mix that got a new consciousness? That was at least the way I explained it to myself. Maybe we will get more information about that in the next book as well :)


The Locked Tomb series is definitely one of my all time favourite series and I'm pretty sure I will have to reread it at some point just to fully appreciate it and understand what is going on. :)
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