Harrow the Ninth

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“Fans of Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth cheered for the kickass, aviator sunglass wearing lesbian cavalier with a tongue as sharp as her sword. So, it was only to be expected that the next installment, Harrow the Ninth, would follow suite. However, instead of a mystery and action-packed story oozing with cheeky humor, we are presented the bits of the first book, smashed into millions of pieces like a mirror; just as messy, distorted, and dangerous to handle. Harrow’s tale is an ever-rotating tide of past told in unreliable third person, and present told in dreamlike second person that reflects the madness of her mind. Though at times messy, Muir makes us realize that sometimes we just got to get our hands dirty to get the real work done. Where Gideon the Ninth left me in a delightful drunken stupor, Harrow the Ninth proved to be a worthy and sobering successor. Moira Quirk is delightful in her narration. She tackled multiple characters and gave each of them a unique voice without going over the top. Simply superb!”

— Nicholas • Mysterious Galaxy Books