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jay2756'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Addiction, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Drug use, Murder, and Drug abuse
xreginax's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Sexual violence
cdebnath'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Death, Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Blood
nebraskanwriter's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Addiction, Cursing, Blood, Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Vomit, Rape, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Body horror, Suicide, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Gore, Excrement, Domestic abuse, Death, and Alcohol
szuum's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Addiction, Body horror, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Death, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use and Trafficking
em_1920's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Excrement, Rape, Addiction, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Vomit, Body horror, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexual assault
merbears's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Classism, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use and Sexual assault
Minor: Excrement, Rape, Vomit, Addiction, and Racism
bellascheider's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I absolutely loved Alex, which I know is an unpopular opinion, but I tend to fall in love with morally grey bad assess with dark pasts. I loved Darlington, which, considering we didn’t see much of him, means the author did a fantastic job conveying her characters.
Now the bad: I literally had to read the first 40 pages twice. Reading the back of the book, I assumed we were going to start with Alex’s journey in CA and follow her to Yale. Instead, we were tossed right into the story. Not just the story, the END of the story. There was so much new terminology that the main character already knew and I obviously didn’t. Usually we learn with the character but the audience doesn’t get that luxury and has to piece it together themselves. Now that the book is over, I do appreciate the extra mystery of having to put the timeline together, and figure out the way the societies operate. However, I know that to some people it could be too frustrating to finish.
In addition to it being confusing in the beginning, the story unfolded pretty slowly until a little after half way. But, considering the author intended for the series to be a long one, it makes sense why she took a lot of time to build the world.
I loved the concept of Ninth House, and it really scratched the itch of needing a thriller/dark fiction/horror novel. However, the speed and confusion took it down a couple notches. I’m excited to start Hellbent, and now that I know what’s going on, it’ll be much easier to follow. I got high hopes!
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Gore
Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence
Minor: Vomit
chamaeleontis'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Child death, Cursing, Sexism, Violence, Rape, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Addiction, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Excrement, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug use, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
cre8withcait's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Body horror, Rape, Drug abuse, Addiction, Blood, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Violence