Harrow the Ninth

Harrow the Ninth, the sequel to Gideon the Ninth, turns a galaxy inside out as one necromancer struggles to survive the wreckage of herself aboard the Emperor's haunted space station.
She answered the Emperor's call.
She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend.
In victory, her world has turned to ash.
After rocking the cosmos with her deathly debut, Tamsyn Muir continues the story of the penumbral Ninth House in Harrow the Ninth, a mind-twisting puzzle box of mystery, murder, magic, and mayhem. Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor, and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman's shoulders.
Harrowhark Nonagesimus, last necromancer of the Ninth House, has been drafted by her Emperor to fight an unwinnable war. Side-by-side with a detested rival, Harrow must perfect her skills and become an angel of undeath — but her health is failing, her sword makes her nauseous, and even her mind is threatening to betray her.
Sealed in the gothic gloom of the Emperor's Mithraeum with three unfriendly teachers, hunted by the mad ghost of a murdered planet, Harrow must confront two unwelcome questions: is somebody trying to kill her? And if they succeeded, would the universe be better off?

I feel like any time I read a book from The Locked Tomb series, my head is always left reeling from all the ish that goes down before it ends.

I spent a good chunk of time being confused by this book. There are times when the story is told from the second person and times when it’s told in the third person POV when Harrow looks back on past events.

The focus of the story is on Harrow’s experience as a new Lyctor and her training on how to battle the Resurrection Beasts. One interesting bit is that a good chunk of Harrow’s memories are missing and you’re left wondering what happened to cause this. Someone is also trying to kill her which doesn’t help.

This is a book rich in necromancy, so heads up for all the bones, gore, and body horror. Prepare to be confused 75% of the way through by the way, until everything breaks loose and you’ll be so dizzy with all the information Muir throws at you.

I was very satisfied by a couple of things I predicted but there was no way I could have guessed where the heck the rest of the story was going to go.

To summarize, it’s confusing but also trust the process because it’s worth it and what the heck is happening but also HOLY SH- I’m on an rollercoaster and HOW COULD YOU END IT THERE.

All in all, a great time.