Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

This book is not like the first book. This book, in my opinion, is better. Harrow is now a Lictor, an immortal necromancer with the power to kill entire planets and enter the River of the dead. But she can't seem to fully grasp her new powers. A brilliant bone witch, she now has to contend with spirit magic, blood wards, and a fellow Lictor who is determined to kill her. To top it all off, her transformation has made her completely insane. She sees the dead, is allergic to her sword, and is in love with a corpse-okay, so she actually fell in love with the corpse before she went crazy.

This series is sooo good. The world-building is great. The characters are amazing. And the story is phenomenal. It's the best aspects of science fiction, fantasy, humor, drama and thriller all wrapped up in one!

512 pages

Read Harder Challenge #16

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

 "Lesbian Necromancers in Space..."

As an avid reader of Sci-Fi and Fantasy genres, I am always looking for new creative worlds to get lost in. I knew the instant I saw this description, I had to read this book. And it does not disappoint! Dazzling sword fights, creepy bone servants, a mysterious locked tomb, and that's just in the first few chapters. It was exciting to learn about each house's unique flavor of necrotic magic, and of course we get the lovely yet tragic character of Dulcinea Septimus. *swoon* Gideon is snarky and all around badass, and the final plot twist provides an exciting lead into the books that will follow.

This is the best book I have read in a while, and I cannot recommend it highly enough! The audiobook is also excellent.

448 pages