Harrow the Ninth

Pros

• I agree with The Locked Tomb series. Especially Harrow the Ninth!
• Parent context: I'm still not sure I actually understand what's going on in the series despite enjoying it. I genuinely wish I had more books that felt the way Gideon the Ninth felt. Reply: However, I am also perplexed by the fact that H...
• Sorry but the knight speaking in iambic pentameter at the end negates all your points. Incredible book.
• Harrow the Ninth! You will have to read Gideon tbr Ninth first, which also has this but to a lease degree.

Cons

• I love the books; but I came very close to just setting down Harrow the Ninth and not picking it back up. So I get where you’re coming from
• I'm very disappointed I didn't like Harrow as much. But I'm a plot reader and this was a very vibes heavy book, which just isn't my thing at all.
• This book is set in a vacuum. While Gideon had a very distinct sense of place, Harrow lacks it completely. I think they're in some kind of space station because they mentioned it once. What does it look like? I have no idea because there...
• As we all know, this book has a quite convoluted plot. I get that the reason is that Harrow doesn't have her memories, but it goes on for 80 % of the book, and I think 30 % would have been more than enough.
• It also feels like it's confusing just to be confusing and tries to mislead the reader. Like I mentioned before with Gideon's voice. The same thing happens with the chapter titles "10 months until the emperor's murder". It makes you wait...