I still don't know how to feel about this book. Most of it is SO CONFUSING, and a fair bit of it is SO GROSS, but the writing is SO GORGEOUS. ( )

Sólo le pongo dos estrellas porque ha sido un lío este puto libro de mierda, he acabado desesperado, han jugado con mis sentimientos tantos que estoy harto ya, no quiero leerme nada más ni de harrow, ni gideon ni la ostia que las parió






me leeré el tercero seguramente ( )

I'm of two minds on this book. It was interesting to read, but parts I feel went on for too long (especially in the middle) and I did feel like the payout didn't quite make up for it.

The narrative style is quite interesting and of the sort that the puzzle minded would enjoy, as little details come up that hint at what might really be going on. Harrow presents and unreliable perspective and squaring what happens in this book with what happens in Gideon can make for a lot of speculation. (Take that as an indication that if you haven't read Gideon the Ninth, do that first before starting this one.)

The climax was good, but I felt the denouement was something of a let down. Leaving off any spoilers, the sort of thing I was hoping for didn't happen and that somewhat speared my interest in the continuing story. The end does set us up for the third book, with several questions left open. ( )

This books is amazing and terrible and it makes me want to scream a deep primal scream in the best way. ( )

Pacing issues made the middle half frustrating; could have spaced out the reveals better. Still, fun read, and I enjoyed the character dynamics (especially Harrow and Ianthe interacting). But aren't Gideon and Harrow ever going to get to be in a room together!? ( )