Welcome to Litsy!

I combo listened (narration by Moira Quirk=fantastic)/ read the ebook. I honestly didn‘t understand what was going on until at least 60% and I‘m still not sure I get all of it, but I loved it! It has aspects of both, but I would categorize it as Fantasy over Sci-Fi. Gideon, a thrall bound to the Ninth House, gets her chance to escape when she becomes the Cavalier to her house‘s Necromancer. It‘s bonkers, funny, touching and incredibly creative.

I completely fucking hate you ... No offense
😂

“When she breathed, it sounded like custard sloshing around in an air conditioner.”
😳 😂

Sadly bailing on this one. It is funny and interesting world building. However, there is just too much going on/too many characters and some dialog that is problematic for me.

Giving this another go as it devastated my partner and I found myself less annoyed with the blatant enemy to lovers energy the second time. Maybe not being at college with 20 year olds who don‘t realize it‘s a trope helped. 🙃

I really enjoyed this book but it is a bit of a confusing mess. I'm not sure if I will read the rest of the series because despite enjoying it I don't care about any of the characters or the plot

#Screamathon, #SpookOWeen #scarathlon2021 #TeamSlaughter #BookSpinBingo

@TheSpineView, @TheAromaofBooks, @4thhouseontheleft @Clwojick

I've been wanting to read this book for ages and it finally came into my local library

I've been sucked in but I have to admit it's a bit of a slog and very confusing

I'm probably only one of a few people who haven't jumped on this bandwagon but Tor seems to want to change that! If you haven't signed up for Tor's free book club, go do that now & get a free digital copy of Gideon the Ninth!

First of all this book is amazing and second it‘s FREE!!!!

If you still have not read this book it‘s time to get it free.

https://ebookclub.tor.com/?utm_source=exacttarget&utm_medium=eblast&utm_term=tor...

Just in time for spooky season, Tor‘s eBook Club is Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir! Available for download in mobi and ePub formats before 11:59 PM ET October 8th.

https://ebookclub.tor.com #TorBookClub

Available in the US and Canada.

FYI... Tor's free book this month is Gideon the Ninth. This would make a good choice for #Scarathon2021 @Clwojick #TeamSlaughter
I have not read yet but hope to get to it this month.
🖤🎃🧡📖🖤

If you join the Tor.com eBook Club and are in the US or Canada, you can get a free copy of this book, a good choice for all those spooky October readathons!

I‘m currently reading the sequel Harrow the Ninth.

#scarathlon2021 #spookoween #wickedathon #screamathon #necronomathon

Added flowers to the back of my Gideon the Ninth bookmarks 🤗 I love it!!!!
#gideontheninth

September wrap-up includes not many books. Tagged was probably what I enjoyed the most this month, but the Chosen and the Beautiful was almost enough to make me want to reread Great Gatsby, so that‘s not nothing! I started She Who Became the Sun… but still didn‘t quite make a bingo! @bookspinbingo

💀 🥀
#gideontheninth

Just finished a work trip, over which I was very surprised I finished only this one book! I thought I‘d have lots of me-time, but no.
What a quirky, action-packed, genre-bending book! The MC is FUNNY and crass and I loved her. Plus, it‘s (semi?-)queer space necromancers with manyof bones, gore, and 1x1 battles.
Yes, that last pitch is for the #roaringwolf Sep sci-fi challenge 😉

I‘m reading this for the second time, and I still don‘t feel like I understand everything that‘s happening in it.

Order with my Gideon the Ninth bookmark is ready to be shipped!
#smallbusiness #GideontheNinth

I think I might have found another one of my next reads... I love booktube!!!

@ElizaMarie @AsYouWish @jb72

#LittensDressedInBlood day 3: You want to talk about twists? This book and its sequel are full of the most mind-boggling twists I could barely keep up. (In fact, I don‘t think I did keep up with Harrow the Ninth!) If you haven‘t read this yet, this haunted house story in space with extremely lesbian necromancers (seriously, Gideon is the gayest fictional character I‘ve ever read) is a great choice for your fall TBR. Can‘t wait for Nona the Ninth!

Gideon the Ninth Bookmark
#gideontheninth
STORYTIME: I just finished this book. It took me a very long time to get into the book but in the end I think it was worth it. I will be reading the rest of the books. I love the skulls and flowers combo!

*FANGIRL SCREAMING*

HAS EVERYONE SEEN THIS EXCITING NEWS?! 🎉🎉🎉 Not only do we have a name and tentative release date (Fall 2022) for the next book, this confirms that it's not a trilogy, it's a series! 😍💕📚 I can't wait to see what the cover looks like!

I adored every second of this book, even the parts that made me cry a little (and I don‘t cry at books often). If you think this is something you‘re interested in, read it. It‘s so worth it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sapphic necromancers in space? I said SIGN ME UP and I am beyond thrilled that I read this book. So many twists and turns that I never saw coming! A really great queer sci-fi/fantasy! 🖤

Did some more #audiogardening this afternoon and stuck some succulents in the flowerbed I finally finished digging up. I'm in full summer project mode, and really don't want to go in for our last week of school! I can't wait to see how this looks in a month or so as the plants fill in and grow!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really enjoyed this gothic cyber punk whodunnit. Gideon‘s character was amazingly funny and sarcastic and the dynamic between her and Harrow was so real and gritty. The world building was incredible and the monster fight scenes were really intense. The only thing I didn‘t like was the bickering between necromancers and cavs. But definitely recommend to sci-fi/fantasy lovers. This was my #bookspinbingo No 22 pick.

School is closed today in observance of Juneteenth, and I'm finally tackling some of the weedy, overgrown flower beds around our house. I borrowed the audio of this book, and its super fun so far!

When the Emperor summons necromancers, Harrow the Ninth recruits Gideon to serve as her cavalier. This fun novel is a Gothic mystery, full of unexpected twists, swordplay, sorcery with skeletons, and snarky characters.

Such a fun read! I love sarcastic main characters.

I‘m not sure how I thought a book about mad necromancers would go…. But this was certainly not it. Excellent. Even though it made me cry 😢

““We do bones, motherfucker,” she said.” Pg. 409. Also, quite possibly a quote from me/my friends at any given time.

#necromancy #lgbt

I finished it! Post-grad (got my BS in Biology!!) and vacationing in Alaska, but it‘s done! Easily one of my favorite books. It‘s so funny and I absolutely love the characters, the writing style, all of it. I can‘t wait to start the sequel when I‘m home. Oh, also I‘m all vaxxed up and wearing my mask while enjoying these lovely mountains.

#lgbt

“I‘ve lived my whole wretched life at your mercy, yours alone, and God knows I deserve to die at your hand. You are my only friend. I am undone without you.”

See you on the other side, sugar lips.

Yep. It was pretty badass. 💀

Today I was not feeling it at work and in general so I just bought those 2...to read after

So the Hugo nominees for best novel are all women and more diverse than usual :)
And I discovered that Tamsyn Muir is from New Zealand so the tagged book jumped up my tbr list :)

Ended up really enjoying this one, the visuals were pretty awesome thinking about all the skeltons and blood. While I didn‘t fully understand the lore at times the characters were so engaging that I didn‘t really care. Definitely recommend to anyone who likes skeletons or necromancers.

Yay! I choose:

-20 hours of reading

-10 hours of study (Spring Break but math waits for no one)

-complete visual novel review

#marvellousmarch @Andrew65

#TBR #Overdrive #Kobo

Here's my March #BookSpin & #BookSpinBingo list! Maybe I can be more strategic this month & finally get a bingo! 😄

@TheAromaofBooks

A very good friend is having a very hard time and asked me if she could borrow some fantasy to escape her reality. I think I showed excellent restraint and range...

Seriously, what a gift she gave me! Reading is such a solitary love, it‘s rare I get to share it in this way. I doubt I‘m the only litten who has a special love for giving books, especially when there are so few other things to provide in tough times. The only healing I can provide...

This short story is free on tor.com
A must read for any fans of the Gideon the Ninth world.

1. I haven't read these books yet, but I love the covers. I actually got them just for the covers.
2. Zachary Rawlins (from The Starsless Sea). I love that he didn't go through his first door.
3. Educated & Anya's Ghost

#wondrouswednesday
@Eggs

Thanks for the tag @Mavey

Want to play?
@staci.reads @BookishMarginalia

My February #BookSpinBingo list! Looking forward to a good month of reading. 😄

@TheAromaofBooks

Trick or treat yourself to this deliciously gruesome and wickedly funny locked-house mystery! Journey to a haunted gothic manor in space with Gideon Nav, a foul-mouthed and dirty magazine-loving orphan of the Ninth House, pressed into service as the cavalier primary to her worst enemy, the heiress to the Ninth House, the necromantic lady Harrowhark Nonagesimus. Blood, guts, secret keys, necromancers, lesbians, and a whole lot of heart await!

I loved this book so much that I got an audiobook subscription just to get it! The narration is amazing, too.

I didn‘t understand everything, but this was a very fun ride and the tension between Gideon and Harrow was certainly the highlight.

Also, I could stare at that cover for hours.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stars

#GideonTheNinth