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madinhoa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Classism, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt
risaleel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Addiction, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Classism, Racism, Suicide, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Cursing
Minor: Bullying, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
praptireads's review against another edition
5.0
im going to just say this rn but i liked this as much as i liked six of crows. which is saying a lot. for entirely different reasons tho. this was a paranormal fantasy heavily entwined with the real world and also very much an adult novel. it was dark and sinister and honestly spooked me too much sometimes but i absolutely cannot and will not complain, because as always leigh bardugo served. the plot, the characters, the twists, the heart wrenching backstories, this had it all.
the concept itself had me hooked from the beginning. i loved alex, the mc, so so much. she's deeply flawed and messed up but has become one of my favourite protagonists. i also loved darlington because he is literally everything tbh. he's literally described as the golden boy. he's incredibly smart, charismatic and inquisitive, and above all, a gentleman.
tl ; dr, it's LEIGH BARDUGO, just read it. deserves as much hype as the grishaverse. ‼️make sure to check trigger warnings ‼️
Graphic: Excrement, Suicide, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Gore, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Murder, Abandonment, and Death
talia03's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Sexual violence
daisy2050's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Violence, Murder, Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Self harm
Minor: Blood, Suicide, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Medical content, Addiction, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
theheartisanarrow's review
5.0
now i kinda picked the best and worst time to read, worst bc i'm so busy and i wish i could've read the book in fewer sittings and given it more of my focus bc it deserves all of it, best bc i LOVED it, was able to dodge the mean cliffhangers and move swiftly on to the sequel <3
side note: even though i was okay with the triggers and shit, it still didn't leave me unfazed, so please check the trigger warnings before reading! this book is quite dark overall and among other subjects deals quite a bit with sexual assault/rape culture, so be safe x
Graphic: Drug abuse and Sexual assault
Moderate: Suicide, Gore, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Excrement, and Vomit
alisonkolonick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Drug abuse, Addiction, Gore, Suicide, Abandonment, Death, Drug use, Violence, and Grief
art_books_chemistry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Firstly, I loved the setting. Is New Haven a crime ridden city and not as nice as Yale-ites would like to pretend? Totally. But they get locked into their campus and can ignore it and the rest of us just avoid The Green and stick to the main bar area at night. I went to school at the other college in the Havens area and then stayed and worked for an extra year. I really loved the reference to the body found under the giant old tree after Hurricane Sandy since I was around when it happened. It's the little touches like that that help me immerse into a story when I know the setting.
This is peak Dark Academia. Secret Societies have always been shrouded in mystery and the potential of magic. The way Leigh Bardugo went about explaining it in this novel felt incredibly realistic from an outside perspective which allows you to get drawn into the story. I will say that there are a lot of moving pieces that could become confusing. I'm glad I read this on kindle instead of listening to it since I could flip around and make sure I was remembering names and associations correctly, especially since there were time jumps periodically.
I found the plot engrossing, the magic intriguing, and the mystery riveting. As far as characters go, I won't say they are lovable because they have many flaws, some of which are distasteful. This does, however, make them very real which is far more important than a lovable character that is too perfect for the plot to make sense. Plot and character development is top notch though.
TL;DR Amazing urban fantasy, I NEED THE SEQUEL NOW.
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Murder, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Excrement, Alcohol, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
sunriseat0519's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
I was screaming. Amazing! Never would have guessed that twist!
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Sexual assault, Rape, Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, Gore, and Murder
riss__reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒔."
Alex "Galaxy" Stern is tormented by both the ghosts of the dead and of her past (sometimes they're one and the same) navigating a double life of supervising secret societies and being a Yale student.
Alex isn't there because she's a straight A student though, in fact that couldn't be further from the truth. A drop out, recovering addict, and ab*se survivor, Alex was head hunted by the big wigs at Yale due to her paranormal abilities and the fact she has nothing to lose.
Her mentor, Darlington, however, is missing and he's somewhere Alex can't find him. When a de*d girl is found on campus, Alex is against the clock to figure out what happened and find her lost mentor.
--☆--
I'd heard so many stellar reviews going into Ninth House that I was a bit skeptical it'd live up to all the buzz. But by now, I really should've learned not to doubt Leigh Bardugo.
Ninth House utterly blew me away. I'm not sure I've read something before which so deftly, and powerfully, walks the line between fantasy and reality in both of their most beautiful and brutal aspects.
At its most gritty, it's like a car crash that you just can't tear your eyes away from even though you know what you see is going to be a gut punch.
Alex "Galaxy" Stern is the epitome of a tortured soul. Learning about her past as her inner narrative fights at keeping it out of mind is at once a sob and a sour taste in your mouth. Alex is a survivor, in all senses of the word, and in discovering what she survived and seeing her edge closer towards trust and progress only to fall back into old habits makes her one of the most human and endearing characters I've possibly ever read.
Set amongst the dark drama of secret societies, the mysterious murders and disappearances Alex is set to uncover are counter balanced with relatable struggles of every college student alongside social commentary on class struggles, sexism and assault, and growing up an outsider. And it does so beautifully, jarring in just the right way to leave an impact without taking away from the central plotline.
In short, Ninth House had me glued to the page, anxious to uncover the mysteries as they unfolded, and on an emotional roller coaster as I learned about Alex's past.
This book is astounding and I cannot wait for the sequel to be released!
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Drug abuse, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Suicide, Self harm, Abandonment, Violence, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse