A review by lizziaha
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

There’s a LOT of genderfuckery going on here, and for that, I will always love this series. Other than the fact that this book differed from the first two, I feel like there’s not much I can say without delving into spoilers, so without further adieu—
y’all this rating might change after I read the last book, but my initial reading experience was sullied by the experience of being completely confused through 100% of the book. I spent so much time trying to figure out WHO Nona was and when we finally find out, then there’s other stuff going on that’s still confusing. And as lovely as Nona is, I missed the gideoness of the first two books. And I missed harrow’s tiny bomb of aggression. I missed bones and ninth’s badass goth aesthetic
One mostly spoiler free thing I loved about this book was getting a closer look at Camilla and Palamedes. It was interesting to learn their personalities and see the relationship between them. It was heartwarming really, with a healthy dose of angst, which is how I like all relationships. And speaking of, one thing about tamsyn muir is that she likes her relationships MESSY. And once again, I love that.
idk if this counts as a spoiler but i am, unfortunately, as it’s probably not canon, a camilla/coronabeth shipper
Honestly I’ve never been so excited to get into the fanfic as i was upon finishing this book. So overall, great book, liable to a higher rating on a reread when I’m less confused and more familiar with the characters. Catch me on ao3 next 🫡
Original rating: 4.25 

2nd reread: oh my god I feel so stupid for not getting it the first time around. The relationship/character dynamics run DEEP in this book and I will be thinking about it for the rest of my life. 
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