#Nona the ninth

[mini-godzilla]

The thing that really gets me about the Locked Tomb series is that from a worldbuilding perspective it’s YA catnip. Like any other author would have started it out from someone low ranking in the cohort, maybe falling in love with a rebel or vice versa, introducing parts of the world slowly. There are even houses to sort yourselves into! It’s perfect! That would have been a good story in and of itself! However Tasmyn Muir started in the deepest depths of the equivalent of death cult Amish territory from the POV of someone trying to escape and join the terrible death army, and it works. It’s like if you started explaining the concept of Star Wars with a clone from one of the tanks in Palpatine’s lair. Obsessed with her as an author.

[belanekra]

Has this been done yet?

do you all see my vision here

[dioneyesuus]

The Locked Tomb books are so funny because look at the narration:

Gideon: I’m sure if I thought about things hard enough, I could figure them out. But I would rather watch porn

Harrow: I’m literally schizophrenic, in love with god, and had my brain cut into by a questionable source (who is also trying to fuck me)

Nona: I saw that bitch twitch I know she’s in love

[scalpcollector]

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[bone-nun-camilla]

Nona, I love you so much.

How strange it is to be anything at all

[worrywrite]

Look. Palamedes dies in every book he's in. It's fine. It's normal. Life and death does not matter to Palamedes. It's just a thing that happens. It's Noodle's mortality that really matters and swings the course of events.

There is the part at the end-ish of Nona where Nona and Pyrrha both reach the "dying would be neat actually" mood, but Palamedes refuses to give up. I love that.

Shit is so bleak that only one with will to live is a guy who killed himself in the first book

[anoes1s]

«  what are you waiting for to avenge us, Sister? »

The fact that Venus is considered Earth’s twin inspired me for this piece ( also i’m trying to practice backgrounds more)

[peregrinepolaris]

so do we think nona always talks about how beautiful she is because alecto thought anastasia was beautiful and harrow/anastasia look really similar?

[coolkidx1999]

Another post about me cosplaying Harrowhark🤠 This time: Cowboy Harrowhark Nonagesimus

[talysstan]

I want every quote from her to be in that font !

hehehehehehehehehe

fave ntn quote fr its living in my head rent free

[elfieafterdark]

Gideon being so obnoxious about how attracted to Harrow she is, sitting on the poolside while Harrow does her laps, just ABSOLUTELY losing her gourd.

"AWOOOGA!" and such, audibly barking. So embarassing. Yet, Harrow can't help but be pleased anyways.

Even if she's gonna try her damnedest to shove Griddle into the pool in revenge.

[nightly-valkyrie]

I need to see Gideon Nav and Vi Arcane getting it on sloppy style NOW!

[theemmtropy]

Something I'm really enjoying about Nona The Ninth is the focus on hands. Nona likes holding hands with Cam and Pyrrha. Palamedes kisses her knuckle and she, in turn, kisses Cam's knuckle. Nona doesn't like her own hands, even though it's her own hands that hold hers in her dreams. She is fascinated by a baby's fingernails. After a life of being touch-starved, a life disliking touch, we see her not only become comfortable with it, but happy with it.

[bone-nun-camilla]

Palamedes ❤️

We need Palamedes more than ever now. And this series, this book, teaching us how to love when the world goes dark.

[kylewrutar]

It has been ages since I posted a Locked Tomb meme