Gideon the Ninth

3.5 stars rounded down. I will continue on with the series because I think the characters and the world is interesting, but this first book was pretty confusing. I couldn't keep all the characters straight between at least two people from each of nine different houses and a lot of them felt like fodder. I am pretty tolerant to not knowing what is going on in fantasy books, but if I am at the end of the book still trying to remember who is who, that's not a great sign for me. That being said, I liked the story, the relationship between Gideon and Harrow, and the narratives for the characters.