A review by kpeninger
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? Yes
5.0
I could kick myself for taking so long to get to this book. I was scared off by all the people mentioning ALL THE MATH, because I am... not good at math. However, I want to say up front: while there technically is math in this book (and even some stuff I understood!), most of the time you could totally handwave it as some type of magic. Because if you are sufficiently bad at math, like I am, all math is magic anyway. So if you're considering this book, but worried about the math, don't be. Just enjoy the ride and roll with it.
Because this book is really worth it. Now, I am admittedly a sucker for queer outsider type folks challenging empire, especially if they came from within empire, so this story is basically tailored made to hit all my "YES!" buttons, but it did it so WELL. I am fascinated by Jedao and want to know everything about him. Cheris is such a great character, and I love all the little hints we get early on that she's maybe not totally satisfied with the way of things, which ultimately comes together so well at the end. I need to know everything about the servitors and am hopeful that we see more of them in the next two books.
I can't wait to start the next book, and am grateful that for whatever reason, my library has these readily available via ebook, so I don't have to wait! (Except I have a few other books that I have to prioritize first, because I got them from the library first and need to read them before the due date because it took me at least twelve weeks to get them in the first place, UGH, I just want to read the next book in this series!)
Because this book is really worth it. Now, I am admittedly a sucker for queer outsider type folks challenging empire, especially if they came from within empire, so this story is basically tailored made to hit all my "YES!" buttons, but it did it so WELL. I am fascinated by Jedao and want to know everything about him. Cheris is such a great character, and I love all the little hints we get early on that she's maybe not totally satisfied with the way of things, which ultimately comes together so well at the end. I need to know everything about the servitors and am hopeful that we see more of them in the next two books.
I can't wait to start the next book, and am grateful that for whatever reason, my library has these readily available via ebook, so I don't have to wait! (Except I have a few other books that I have to prioritize first, because I got them from the library first and need to read them before the due date because it took me at least twelve weeks to get them in the first place, UGH, I just want to read the next book in this series!)