Amanda Smith’s Reviews > Harrow the Ninth > Status Update

Yes! Yes yes yes, this is what I've been wanting this whole damn book!

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.

OOOOHHHHH. The Sleeper is rather like Pyramid Head.

Palamedes!!

Wait, there's more than one male Lyctor? I can't tell these characters apart, I assumed it was one dude.

Annabel Lee? That's an Edgar Allan Poe poem... Is this supposed to be our world?

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.

Harrowhark's memories of the last book are wrong. Did the Emperor mess with her mind? Or did Harrowhark?

(2/2) and the Lyctors stop the beasts? If yes, he's selfish for living forever. They say power corrupts. Jury's still out.

(1/2) I'm trying to decide if I like or trust the Emperor. He's written as a humble everyman turned God Emperor — worn out furniture, genuine concern for Harrow, more teacher than ruler. I like him. But should I? He's sending Harrow into a forever war, and it turns out his own resurrection and the Lyctors' sacrifices are what created the beasts they're fighting against. So the question becomes: would killing himself