Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

If Harrow was confusing, Nona tones it back down to a much more linear and comprehensible story. It’s obvious both that Nona was never meant to be a full book and that it never could’ve been anything else. 

I’m glad that I read this right after finishing Harrow, because there’s a lot of little details to keep in your mind, and that really helped me understand the story and also guess where it was going. Around halfway through, I had almost grasped the ending—proved by the messages I sent to friends with my theories and the non-committal ‘who could say!’ responses I was getting. But that didn’t bother me, it was actually very fun to spend time guessing what was up.

I honestly don’t have much to say about this book in particular, I loved all the character dynamics and the plot. I enjoyed it, it’s much more ‘on the rails’ than Harrow and even Gideon, but that didn’t make it less fun. 

This series overall is just so, so worth it. It absolutely meets the hype. 

This is all there is to love? Simply by being in your life, I have added indelibly to its weight?