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Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
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4.5 stars
TW: everything that comes with death magic; blood; bones; gore; body horror; cancer; suicide
I might bump this up to 5 but my brain is a little overwhelmed to think with everything that happened at the very end of this book.
This is what is says on the tin (“lesbian necromancer and her lesbian guard and other necromancer nobles explore a haunted gothic palace in space�) and much more. This book is incredibly hard to explain and that’s why it’s so polarizing. It’s eerie at times. Funny (depending on your sense of humor). Bizarre. Complicated. Tragic. There’s even a clue like who-done-it mystery because people start dying while trapped in this potentially haunted gothic mansion! It’s a lot. Also, true enemies to... something? There’s continuous banter and not what I’d call a romance but there is something there for those wanting some wlw goodness. The last 50 or so pages of this are intense with a LOT of body horror so be warned.
I have no idea what direction the rest of the series will go in!
I’ll be posting a review and discussion on my channel.
TW: everything that comes with death magic; blood; bones; gore; body horror; cancer; suicide
I might bump this up to 5 but my brain is a little overwhelmed to think with everything that happened at the very end of this book.
This is what is says on the tin (“lesbian necromancer and her lesbian guard and other necromancer nobles explore a haunted gothic palace in space�) and much more. This book is incredibly hard to explain and that’s why it’s so polarizing. It’s eerie at times. Funny (depending on your sense of humor). Bizarre. Complicated. Tragic. There’s even a clue like who-done-it mystery because people start dying while trapped in this potentially haunted gothic mansion! It’s a lot. Also, true enemies to... something? There’s continuous banter and not what I’d call a romance but there is something there for those wanting some wlw goodness. The last 50 or so pages of this are intense with a LOT of body horror so be warned.
I have no idea what direction the rest of the series will go in!
I’ll be posting a review and discussion on my channel.
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Reading Progress
January 20, 2019
– Shelved
January 20, 2019
– Shelved as:
to-read
September 15, 2019
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14.73%
"So far, I love the writing and humor that breaks up what could be something so dark and goth it would be borderline painful without some light in there."
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October 6, 2019
– Shelved as:
to-read
October 13, 2020
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12.05%
"I started this last year but due to the “great anxiety flare�, had to put it down. But I enjoyed what I read and restarting it now to get back into the world!"
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54
October 14, 2020
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Started Reading
October 16, 2020
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47.1%
"Ok I’ve officially passed the part I had to stop at last year due to ✨anxiety flare� with no problems and still enjoying the book so.. success!
Also proof that mental health is a little bitch and makes you think everything will always be awful when that is not true!"
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Also proof that mental health is a little bitch and makes you think everything will always be awful when that is not true!"
October 19, 2020
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Finished Reading
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Oct 20, 2020 03:06AM
Exactly, it's a weird little thing, but a GREAT weird little thing. I loved it!
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It was such a good book! Though I do think you should add 'children death' to the TW list
