Nona the Ninth

Moira Quirk brings Tamsyn Muir's sword lesbian space necromancers to life. Highly recommend.

I loved this book the most of the series so far. Seeing the world through the eyes of Nona is delightful, a welcome breath of positivity in a dark world. I loved the humor in Gideon The Ninth which helped offset the bleakness of the world they live in and missed that sort of humor in Harrow The Ninth, but Nona The Ninth returned some of that humor, with a character that's radiating love. This book was such a fun listen and I am SO EXCITED for whatever happens next!!

the story moved at a delightful pace. each step making you want more as to the voice actress her skill and talent made me wonder if it was a full cast

If you felt Harrow was a completely different rhythm from Gideon, be prepared for a whole new one. Love how each book keeps us guessing. Can’t say too much without giving things away but loving the explorations of identity and relationships. Also, finally getting some of the answers to the burning questions that pull through the previous two books. Super eager to see what the next book brings to the series.

Don't believe the review below me that states this book is filler. I have no idea how anyone could say that after reading this front to back. It is an absolutely essential installation in this series that punched me in the gut emotionally. It's thrilling, intense, heartbreaking and gives The Locked Tomb readers so much context and so many answers to questions put forth in both Gideon the Ninth and Harrow the Ninth. This is a masterful piece of fiction and easily the most gut-wrenching of the series. I cannot WAIT for Alecto.

My favourite of the series so far. Keeps you on your toes while feeling you with the everflowing love of Nona.

Moira Quirk does a PHENOMENAL job as always. However, despite being a diehard fan of this series, I was disappointed with this one. Nona may have loved me, but I did not love Nona. This installment of the locked tomb was initially meant to be part one of the final book in a trilogy, and unfortunately, it shows. The new characters are likable enough, but didn’t have enough charisma to hold my interest for an entire novel. What little worldbuilding it provides feels petty and unfocused compared to the universe-shifting plot twists of the previous two books. I’d also say a large chunk of the plot isn’t going to make sense unless you’ve read the spinoff short story, As Yet Unsent, which was included in some versions of the paperback of Harrow, but is otherwise free to read online. I didn’t know this was going to be essential reading going into Nona, so I’d skipped it, which turned out to be a mistake. What was most aggravating, to me, was how this book did nothing to evolve the themes of grief and love that are central to the first two installments in this series. When Nona does choose to engage with these themes, it’s for fleeting moments, and what is said is mostly rehashing or rephrasing what was said in Harrow. I was hoping for more, for these concepts to be pushed further, and the fact that they weren’t feels like proof that Nona was never meant to stand on its own, but was intended to be the first half of a conclusion. It’s filler for filler’s sake. I’m still going to see this series through to the end, and I’m hoping Alecto might retroactively make the bloated page count of Nona feel worthwhile, but this was a tough one to get through.

Such a great series, this one was very fun. After finishing I had to do the whole series again. Can't wait for the final book.

loved it. An incredible, intricate story that always has me wondering and laughing.

I am always left speechless when I finish one of these books, and hungry for more. I absolutely love the locked tomb series. The narration was excellent and this particular installment in the series was such a new and refreshing view into these wonderfully colorful characters that I started the entire series over. I highly recommend. Well done Tamsyn Muir!