I’m reading Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir but I’ve been kind of struggling lately.

I think the writing style is breaking my immersion, all the cursing in the protagonist POV seems unnatural and gives the book an overall juvenile feel to it.

I’m around page 200 and in the last few chapters nothing much has been happening, which I would be fine with if some nice character moments or worldbuilding came out of it. But no, it’s just her wandering around in this decrepit palace, interacting with nothing and nobody and being bored.

I don’t like DNFing books but I am lacking a reason to keep reading this one. Does it get better? What should be this book’s strong suit in your opinion? Character work, worldbuilding, plot?

  • Impactoman
    4•1 year ago

    I loved these books and am looking forward to reading where this story ends. But if you’re not enjoying it at this point it’s ok to put it down.

    I don’t remember that part of the story page 200 is. But it sounds like you’re around the part where it turns into a sort of whodunnit.

    I liked these books because they were fun and easy reading. I found the characters interesting and appreciated the settings novelty.

    I’m sorry to tell you that Gideon remains as irreverent and juvenile through the whole story. We end up learning more about Gideon and the other characters that make them more sympathetic. The 2nd and 3rd books focus on different characters and have different tones.