I truly wish we as readers had spent more time with the sane version of Harrow and gotten to better understand her motivations and past through time-rather than some of it being thrown at us as the plot sped up. The last ~40% of Harrow the Ninth though, was every bit as good-if not better than-Gideon the Ninth.
I felt the book could have been trimmed by 10-15% with ease and found the first half rather bloated and slow. I found this somewhat tedious, and wished that rather than whole chapters of this, or scenes, it would have been perhaps referenced in dialogue. After some confusion and intrigue in the first few chapters, I figured out the plot device being used, in that Harrow's memory had been tampered with by none other than herself and all the flashbacks to the events of the first novel are altered memories. I found Harrow the Ninth to be slightly underwhelming. I easily give that book a 4.75 out of 5.0. The setting is a character in and of itself and as the mysteries somewhat unravel-often to be jumbled up again-the sense of doom and stakes increases in a believable and natural way. The cast of characters we are introduced to are unique, with their own voices, talents, motivations, and histories that come across clearly and strongly. Tamsyn Muir really blew me away with Gideon and from cover to cover I was completely wrapped up in the characters, the gothic horror, the setting, and world building. I will also disclaim that I am a huge, huge fan of Gideon the Ninth.
No plot spoilers will be revealed for Nona the Ninth, only my overall impressions of the book. I will start by disclaiming that there are numerous spoilers throughout this post for Gideon the Ninth and Harrow the Ninth throughout this post.
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