Amanda Smith’s Reviews > Harrow the Ninth > Status Update
Amanda Smith
is 10% done
I am not a fan of second person (or first person TBH) and am not very happy to find myself in a sequel using it. I think maybe it's being used to portray how strange and odd Harrowhark's mental state is right now. Still, no me gusta. Right now I'm invested and interested enough that I'm not dropping the book, but we'll see if that changes.
— Mar 18, 2026 11:14AM
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Amanda Smith
is 75% done
Yes! Yes yes yes, this is what I've been wanting this whole damn book!
— 22 hours, 54 min ago
Amanda Smith
is 61% done
What. WHAT?!? Are you telling me that the bullshit second person POV, 'You do this, you do that,' was there so that we could have a sudden first personal reveal?????!??? I am infuriated and impressed. How dare you.
— Mar 25, 2026 03:58PM
Amanda Smith
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Wait, there's more than one male Lyctor? I can't tell these characters apart, I assumed it was one dude.
— Mar 25, 2026 11:58AM
Amanda Smith
is 38% done
Annabel Lee? That's an Edgar Allan Poe poem... Is this supposed to be our world?
— Mar 24, 2026 01:24PM
Amanda Smith
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This Nonius character is driving me nuts. First, it's who Nonius is replacing. Second, the narrator chose a heavily burdened voice for Nonius, that sounds like a dying octogenarian. It's a burden to hear, I can't stand it. Not to mention the character says he's 35 years old, so it makes no sense.
— Mar 24, 2026 06:31AM
Amanda Smith
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Harrowhark's memories of the last book are wrong. Did the Emperor mess with her mind? Or did Harrowhark?
— Mar 19, 2026 09:24AM
Amanda Smith
is 18% done
I'm really glad we're on a bigger scale than a single planet in this book. Also, the magic system is getting really interesting.
— Mar 18, 2026 11:23AM
Amanda Smith
is 16% done
(2/2) and the Lyctors stop the beasts? If yes, he's selfish for living forever. They say power corrupts. Jury's still out.
— Mar 18, 2026 11:18AM
