Alina
Harrow the Ninth trades one annoying lesbian narrator (complimentary) for another, equally but differently annoying lesbian narrator (also complimentary). It trades the mysteries of Canaan House for the mysteries of Lyctorhood and God Himself. It answers exactly none of the questions set forth in the first book and instead opens up a whole new world of what the fuck. It introduces a new cast of characters with absolutely no plot armor and strange unknowable motivations for doing the things they do. It is trippy and wonderful and weird and made me go "WHAT" at least a dozen times.
I read this in tandem with a friend and we had the best time sharing theories and reactions to the absolutely wild series of events that transpires in these pages. Also, the MEMES. Tamsyn Muir is a mad genius. After the first book took me about a month to get through (mostly due to the first few chapters), I absolutely blitzed through this one in a matter of days. We're really cooking at this point in the series, and even though you know you won't be given any answers, you just have to hold on tight and enjoy the ride. It's a fuckin wild one.
Harrow the Ninth trades one annoying lesbian narrator (complimentary) for another, equally but differently annoying lesbian narrator (also complimentary). It trades the mysteries of Canaan House for the mysteries of Lyctorhood and God Himself. It answers exactly none of the questions set forth in the first book and instead opens up a whole new world of what the fuck. It introduces a new cast of characters with absolutely no plot armor and strange unknowable motivations for doing the things they do. It is trippy and wonderful and weird and made me go "WHAT" at least a dozen times.
I read this in tandem with a friend and we had the best time sharing theories and reactions to the absolutely wild series of events that transpires in these pages. Also, the MEMES. Tamsyn Muir is a mad genius. After the first book took me about a month to get through (mostly due to the first few chapters), I absolutely blitzed through this one in a matter of days. We're really cooking at this point in the series, and even though you know you won't be given any answers, you just have to hold on tight and enjoy the ride. It's a fuckin wild one.
What a trippy book. Sci-fi can be difficult for me to follow, and Muir approaches the world through Gideon's understanding, which means things aren't always explained. This took some getting used to, but ultimately served the narrative and made the world feel real and lived-in. Unraveling the mysteries of Lyctorhood was fascinating and horrifying. The sharp turn the book takes into horror at a certain point was bone-chilling (lol) and felt earned. A fantastic start to the series and a compelling story I know I'll be returning to over and over again. "We do bones," indeed.
What a trippy book. Sci-fi can be difficult for me to follow, and Muir approaches the world through Gideon's understanding, which means things aren't always explained. This took some getting used to, but ultimately served the narrative and made the world feel real and lived-in. Unraveling the mysteries of Lyctorhood was fascinating and horrifying. The sharp turn the book takes into horror at a certain point was bone-chilling (lol) and felt earned. A fantastic start to the series and a compelling story I know I'll be returning to over and over again. "We do bones," indeed.
Truly, it's like this book was written for me specifically. The magic system feels fresh and inventive but still relied on enough "basics" that it was easy to follow, the characters are all likeable even when they're not, the YEARNING, breaking generational trauma....The Honey Witch has it all. I absolutely adored it. A bisexual protagonist and a femme/femme romance?? Yes, thank you very much. Reading certain passages made me actually squeal and kick my feet and I cried so hard at the ending. Will be looking out for more books by Ms. Shields!!
Truly, it's like this book was written for me specifically. The magic system feels fresh and inventive but still relied on enough "basics" that it was easy to follow, the characters are all likeable even when they're not, the YEARNING, breaking generational trauma....The Honey Witch has it all. I absolutely adored it. A bisexual protagonist and a femme/femme romance?? Yes, thank you very much. Reading certain passages made me actually squeal and kick my feet and I cried so hard at the ending. Will be looking out for more books by Ms. Shields!!