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Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

96 reviews

samreadssometimes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

i really enjoyed this book, and the worldbuliding was impeccable. the only thing i would say is that the last couple of chapters and 'the big reveal' seemed to come out of nowhere, but i did like it. i can't wait to read hell bent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Drug use, Grief, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Drug abuse, Excrement, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

laurenbb23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gun violence, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Rape, Murder, Medical trauma, Drug use, Grief, Sexual content, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Torture, Physical abuse, Self harm, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Sexual violence

helloharroux's review against another edition

I’m usually fine with horror and books with dark themes, especially  if I know what I’m getting myself into. However I had to stop at 25%; the ridiculousness of

Alex being sexually assaulted by a ghost in a bathroom where she just had her very first period

on top of the fact that the reason behind her

drug dependency being that it makes her not see the ghosts

was just too much cliche cringe to bear. This book should have been a 5⭐️ read for me but it fell so flat due to the gratuitous trauma porn the author kept throwing in out of left field. It felt like Bardugo wanted so badly to prove herself as an Adult Writer™️ by trying to add in as much shocking content as they could squeeze in but instead of making me feel shocked, I just felt second-hand embarrassment for Ms. Bardugo’s writing skills. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Body horror, Addiction, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Gore, and Self harm

ddarlington's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Medical content, and Self harm

Moderate: Grief, Blood, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Gun violence, Death, and Child abuse

Minor: Antisemitism

alyssasaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Sexual violence, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Drug use, Stalking, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

bucklace27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Classism, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Death, Violence, Self harm, Rape, and Blood

pelagicsun's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Me ha gustado mucho, no me ha flipado. Alex es MUY guay y el mundo que presenta es horripilantemente verosímil. Me gusta el rollo de la magia, me gustan los personajes y el misterio ha estado interesante. Supongo que no soy muy fan de los thrillers per se, por mucha magia que tengan.
También hubiera agradecido el CW por una escena de una violación explícita.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Racism, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Pedophilia, Violence, Misogyny, Cursing, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Gore, Murder, Mental illness, Drug use, and Drug abuse

graciffer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, and Medical content

Minor: Kidnapping

gadrial's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Rape, Torture, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Self harm, and Medical content

marareading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

I am late to this one. I absolutely loved it! It is a slow burn murder mystery. Slow burn with magic realism, brutal dark academia... It was amazing. Leigh Bardugo as absolutely soared to the top of my favorite authors with this one. 

Alex Stern has always been able to see the "quiet ones". People who are dead, and no one else can see. Not being able to explain this to others has plagued her life. Now at university she finally is around people who understand her, but they are using her for her skills. Her mentor had disappeared and she is on her own trying to solve a murder... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Gore, Addiction, Death, Gun violence, Stalking, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Violence