Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

1096 reviews

thisistrashpsyd's review

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit

heatherilene's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Murder

e_naida's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Slow start, but an exciting end with lots of twists and turns. 
About a girl who is hired by Yale to monitor the secret societies.  She is forced to face some of her past ‘demons’ when a suspicious murder occurs near campus.  Without the help of her mentor, she must determine if the murder was related to magic and the secret societies. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, Grief, and Murder

tranvnguyen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative inspiring 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

I want to give this 5 stars but after doing the reread, it’s just so dense information wise that I’m not sure I could get through it again.  It also took until 55/65% of the way through to really get good.  But when when it gets good, buckle up buttercup!  Literally, it’s such a wild ride.

I love this cast of characters as well!  They are all so lovable and funny, and I would protect them with my life.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

slowry44's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really like the characters, the writing and the world building, but this book would not let up on the abuse, SA, and constant bleak/grim violence against its characters. The tone is occasionally unbearable to the point of sometimes skipping large chunks of text that are just the author describing the particular manner in which a character is being brutalized this chapter. The magic system is really cool and the creativity in the world design is spectacular. I am glad I got through it cause I quite liked the ending and the answers it brought, but fuck was it a dark and dreary trudge to get there.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

rotidoti's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Only reason it's not a 5/5 is because it is just a little bit too confusing at the start. But the story slowly explains itself to you in a really fascinating manner of flashbacks and the present.

There's so many twists it was hard to put down once I got into it. I was recommended this by my mom and I absolutely loved every bit. 

The characters are so wonderfully flawed in a way that is so human I thought it was a real life story at times. Fantastic read!!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

andreatypesbraille's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

aggy3's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Violence, and Murder

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

graphic descriptions of rape and trauma porn are not for me.

you'll literally never convince me graphic rape is essential for a plot. NEVER.

you'll never convince me this book is not damaging and harmful towards survivors.

signed, an unimpressed survivor. fuck this book <3 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Vomit, and Murder

emely4lv's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.5

everything abt this is complicated ngl, didn’t hate it, wouldn’t read the second book though 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse

mentions sexual assault in quite a lot of detail