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Het Negende Huis by Leigh Bardugo

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sarahcelia's review against another edition

1.0

I don’t mind an “I see dead people” story, especially when dark magic and secret societies are involved. Ninth House was way too much for me in terms of cursing, sexual assault, sexual content, etc. I read far longer than I should have because the premise of the book is so compelling. And for a little while the content that bothered me just seemed to distract from the narrative, not overshadow it. But it quickly built up to eclipsing the story for me.

Leigh Bardugo is an excellent writer. Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom are new favorites from my reading list this year. But Ninth House was absolutely not for me.

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spworley's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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ayetreads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

My mind is blown with this rich dark world that Bardugo had built.

Alex and the other characters were well thought out and complely human, plus the magic system is expansive and wacky.

I like Alex's journey of initially escaping her past to pantomime a high achieving Yale student, and eventually learning to embrace her real self.

Bardugo successfully explored the contrast between the Yale elite with someone with Alex's background, showing the readers that there's really no even playing field.

The ghosts for me are the best part and the plot is deliciously twisty. If you told me this is the same author who wrote the Grisha Verse series, I wouldn't believe you. I'm so impressed with Bardugo's growth as an author and I can't wait to read Hellbent!

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adrianthewriter's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

If there was going to be a book to get me reading again, I'm glad it was this one. It ticked every box. Bardugo is an excellent writer, and I can't wait to read more of her work.

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liv_graceish's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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ko2h3ckh's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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theaceley's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wish the endig has more details a lot happened quickly and really grazed over the dramatic ending. Loved Alex/Turner/Dawes/Darlington
Loe the idea tht the back of the book didnt give too much away

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