A review by econsidine
Nona the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir
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
4.5
I honestly have no idea if I like this series or if I just like trying to figure out what the hell is happening in this series, but either way, I'm loving the experience of reading it, and the third book adds to delightful confusion. It just gets weirder and weirder, and it's exactly the kind of inscrutable fantasy I enjoy thinking about in the back of my head for hours and hours.
Not sure if I could recommend it to anyone in my life, just because it's so damn bizarre. To paraphrase the guys from don't call it a book club: "This might be the least relatable book I've ever read." It's an unreliably-narrated epic giant ensemble of characters (mostly women, manyy LGBT+) in way-futuristic space with magic bone powers, fighting each other and bodyswapping and soulswapping and fighting planet-soul-beasts and looking cool while doing it. There's a six-legged dog and the soul of Earth condensed into a Barbie and a guy who is literally God but also he's kind of just a regular dude named John. If it sounds like something you'd enjoy, give it a whirl.
Not sure if I could recommend it to anyone in my life, just because it's so damn bizarre. To paraphrase the guys from don't call it a book club: "This might be the least relatable book I've ever read." It's an unreliably-narrated epic giant ensemble of characters (mostly women, manyy LGBT+) in way-futuristic space with magic bone powers, fighting each other and bodyswapping and soulswapping and fighting planet-soul-beasts and looking cool while doing it. There's a six-legged dog and the soul of Earth condensed into a Barbie and a guy who is literally God but also he's kind of just a regular dude named John. If it sounds like something you'd enjoy, give it a whirl.