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starweather's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.25
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Excrement, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
alejalaconeja'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
ptara's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Drug abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault
bi_n_large'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: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Cancer and Death of parent
naturally'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
4.75
BE WARNED: ninth house is NOT a light or easy read. the topics touched upon are very distressing, and the writing is overflowing with information. at times, it feel like i was reading a historical text book about yale, secret societies and new haven. the pay-off was definitely worth it, though. the real meat and potatoes of the plot is served up after the first hundred pages? the meal was plentiful! the mystery and suspense surrounding tara's murder and darlington's disappearance sucked me in, and i didn't want to put the book down...
as a supporter of both women's rights and wrongs, i really appreciated alex. she was a fascinating anti-heroine. her slow-burning friendship/alliance with dawes and turner were highlights. plus, there was a tension between alex and darlington that...ngl i was a fan of. very intrigued to see how that will develop because the origins of their sexual attraction to one another (whether they will ever admit to it) was pretty f*cked up??
however, where ninth house fell short for me, is that alex's sense of moral justice toward the end never felt 100% believable to me. the young woman we are introduced to is understandably crooked and willing do whatever she has to do to survive/never return to her old life. i had a hard time believing that she would be so dedicated to upholding the function and strict rules of lethe. following on from this, the knowledge that hellie and alex were besties does a lot of the heavy lifting. on the actual pages, there is little to no development given to their actual friendship. alex's past was very f*cked up and drug addiction was a huge part of that...yet alex has virtually no inner conflict about being surrounded by drugs and alcohol? i get that her relapsing would have interrupted the flow of the story too much, but i was shocked that alex was able to get/stay clean so quickly, and that there was no temptation considering the drug culture at yale...
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
Minor: Antisemitism
alisonluongo'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
sam_wal'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
ptoridactyl30'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
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail
koerli'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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder
maggieereads's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder