A review by eleonorehilbig
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

ugh i don't know where to start with this review....
it's basically the hunger games in an agatha christie murder mystery but really badly executed....

things i liked: 
  • gideon, our main character. she's snarky and to the point
  • the sixth house (sience for the win) 
  • the general magic system. 

things i didn't like: 
  • the writing. (the author is using a lot of "grown-up words" which doesnt help you understand the book amy better. 
  • the world building (if you can even call it that) we're in a house, on a planet, the house has doors and rooms. but mostly doors. also there are skeletons, and necromacers. and nine houses. why? who knows....
  • the naming of the characters (everyone -even REALLY unimportant characters have like 3-5 different names and while
    they're being killed off
    you're just too busy trying to remember who that is to give a f*ck.
  • and this might just be about the marketing - but i feel VERY iffy about how this book is promoted as "enemies to lovers" when it is absolutely a story about abuse. also wtf about the ending.
    not here for the romantasized abuse!

so basically it's a book about some characters in a house and one is a murderer. also there is necromancy and swords. 
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