Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

35 reviews

hannahlberg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Addiction, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and Toxic relationship

undertheteacup's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Drug use, Racism, Self harm, Vomit, Excrement, Xenophobia, Bullying, Drug abuse, Grief, Death, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcohol, Pedophilia, Fatphobia, and Cancer

crowfolio's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Murder, Medical trauma, Grief, Gaslighting, Vomit, Abandonment, Cancer, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, and Body horror

Extreme trauma is a fundamental aspect of the main character's backstory and is explicitly brought up several times throughout the book. This trauma is complex and involves sexual abuse as a minor, severe and life threatening substance abuse, abusive relationships and living situations, and a whole lot of other heavy topics. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone in a fragile state of mind who can be easily triggered by any of those subjects or closely related subjects.

meganlilyflower's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. It is a very dark and intense read but it was captivating and all-encompassing. The audiobook was wonderful and I really have no complaints about the reading or the pacing (although I sped through it at 1.5 or 1.75 speed because I wanted more of the plot so some moments may be slow reading traditionally or normal speed audiobook). I recommend reading the trigger warnings for the novel just to make sure you are in a safe place when sitting down to read. 

I noted the diversity as "it's complicated" because of a lack of the diversity of the characters being at the forefront of this story. I didn't even realize our police character was POC until halfway through the book and the culture of Alex wasn't on display at all. 

My favorite part of the book was when we still had the dual timeline and I wish we had gotten more of Darling's POV throughout the book even if it was always a prior timeline, it could've been sprinkled in more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Cancer

This book is very very dark and intense which can be very triggering.

ashrae's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Drug use, Excrement, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Violence, Drug abuse, and Death

Minor: Cancer