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Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
3.25
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

I have to praise Tamsyn Muir for managing to always choose the most ???? routes for her books. Even when I don't really like her choices, it's undeniable whe wrote exactly the story she wanted to.

While it was interesting seeing old characters through Nona's fresh perspective, I noticed I struggled a lot with this serie's lack of continuity, even if it's intentional. With every book renewing the cast, pov and circumstances, I felt somewhat detached from the whole thing.

The flashbacks were definitely the highlight for me, finally giving more perspective to the fucked up world of the nine houses. Although I didn't care much for Nona as a main character, the concept and themes around her are really beautiful.

Overall, the fact that this third book wasn't planned is evident. It has the vibe of a side story to the main events, a hiccup on the way, and I personally think it would've benefited of being novella-sized, because somewhere along the way I started getting impatient by the main points being made over and over again.