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Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)

Tamsyn Muir

Start date: October 7, 2019

Finish date: November 6, 2019

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Apr 02, 2020 Heather - hturningpages rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sci-fi, that-cover-though, loved-it, reread-happening, favorites, lgbtq-characters, bookclub

OMG. THIS BOOK KILLED ME. I AM ACTUALLY DEAD AND RESSURRECTED AT HARROW'S WHIM.

I NEED THE SEQUEL LIKE I NEED AIR 😩😩😩 ...more

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Jan 09, 2020 Jen rated it it was amazing

What a way to start a new year of reading! (slight spoilers at the end of review)

I did really like this book, it was a fun and rollicking good time that had me smiling for a lot of it, but I do agree with some of the criticisms other reviewers have stated which is why it's not a 5 star for me.

There were a fair amount of veiled pop culture references, while they didn't jar me out of the book sometimes it wasn't needed and felt a little out of place. I loved Gideon's voice and her complete irrever ...more

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Dec 27, 2020 Amanda rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, format-audible, lgbt-main-characters, sci-fi, lgbt-secondary-characters, pov-first-person, magical-or-super-powers, 3-stars, feminism, lgbt

Winter 2020 (December);

A 3, because it would bother me to put it in the 2's.

Everyone who was everyone in my life kept saying last year that I should read this book. I wonder if that built it up too much in my head (or if I really owe Muir an apology because all I've been reading is Sanderson for basically the last month and a half's or longer 90% of my books, and trying to read a novice first-publication with that bulwark to compare itself to is nye on cruelty).

This book was true to it's sellin ...more

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Jun 28, 2024 Haze rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobook, 2024-books-read

I really enjoyed the story and the narration, but as I said, I think I missed a lot of details that might have been important. I caught the broad strokes, I get what’s happening, but apparently I missed a lot of the nuances, jokes and puns, the little scenes that make it great. I think I’ll come back to this book again on print. Especially since I want to continue with the series and I’d like to be sure I get the details before moving forward.

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Apr 25, 2020 Beth rated it liked it

Shelves: sf, cybilsreaddown, sword-and-laser

Very exciting ending, with a coda that makes me want to read the next book. Well, have read it. It took me a long time to get into this book, because I found the main characters rather unpleasant, and even after I learned to like them (their actions are sometimes better than their words) it still wasn't congenial to be with them. Gideon is the low intelligence/strong strength warrior type, but with unexpected depths of loyalty. Harrow is smart and powerful but unable to believe in other people, ...more

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Sep 09, 2020 Heather Perkins rated it it was amazing

It took me this long to get around to it because I prefer audiobooks, but it took me no time at all to finish it. At the beginning it took a little bit to get a handle on the characters, but it got easier as it moved along. I only slightly followed the necromantic theories, but it wasn't to the point that I was confused and annoyed about it. Glad that Harrow is out and I can just pick that up and continue on. ...more

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Feb 12, 2022 layla is a picky reader rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: genre-magic, part-of-a-series, rating-5-stars, genre-space, reviewed, genre-sapphic, favourites-of-2022, author-tamsyn-muir

*5 stars*

innovative, creepy and amazing.

i cried.

griddlehark forever and ever.

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Jan 06, 2023 Deanna M rated it liked it

Very meh.

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Sep 30, 2019 Megan rated it it was amazing

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Jan 16, 2019 Angie added it

Shelves: audio-books, fantasy, arcs, geek-out-book-club, bookclub, kingdom-intrigue, horror, space, gothic-vibe, 2021-books

May 10, 2019 Deedee marked it as to-read

Shelves: year-2019, hugo-award-nominee-2020, series-1st, lgbt, np-what-weve-read-2020, hugo-award-nominee, fantasy, g2, nebula-award-nominee, author-thomas