Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

7 reviews

jelliestars's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Drug use, Gore, Medical content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Antisemitism, Classism, Excrement, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Misogyny, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer, Colonisation, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Infidelity, and Slavery

whiterabbit_metta's review

challenging 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This is a fantastic book. While it is often heavy and hard topics, it is well done. I'm glad I read it and will read the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Blood, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Slavery, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Minor: Abandonment

ktv's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book. Perfect first read of the year. I loved the timeline being nonlinear. Foreshadowing was predictable at some parts in the beginning but at the end (last 25%) I had no idea what I was going to be hit with next.

Loved how the wheel symbolism came back fill circle. Also how Bardugo characterized Belbalm like I thought she had something to do with magic at first but then my scent was thrown off that trail because of how convincing the writing was saying that Alex just wanted a normal and calm life.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Death, Blood, Body horror, Addiction, Cursing, Pedophilia, Drug use, Murder, Trafficking, Alcohol, Gore, Racism, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Physical abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Slavery, Cancer, Excrement, and Antisemitism

illiteratewench'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I still don't read much fantasy but I definitely like this urban fantasy, dark academia setting in Ninth House. I love Darlington and I love a golden boy bad girl dynamic! The multiple timelines worked for me, I was pretty interested (there's present time where Darlington has disappeared, the past year of Alex joining Lethe, and then into the past fleshing out Alex's life). The privilege and classism of academia is exemplified through Lethe, a secret society in Yale. Magic is used as another institutional power that furthers real world problems. It's secretive and only a top 1% can access it. It is used to hurt minority groups or vulnerable peoples. The plot is slow to start but really tense and addicting later. I really liked this book as well as Alex and Pammy warming up to each other and working together. The sequel Hell Bent is not as exciting as this one, but it still ties up plot ends and starts new ones, so I'll definitely still be catching the third book when it's out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Addiction, Drug use, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Slavery, Blood, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

definitelynotnina's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

Exquisite vibes, very immersice

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Drug use

Minor: Gore, Slavery, and Vomit

marigold_faye's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, Rape, Physical abuse, Vomit, Excrement, Blood, Classism, Misogyny, and Drug abuse

Minor: Gun violence, Cancer, Sexual content, and Slavery

nofunerals's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

even though this was an adult book i really liked it. i loved alex and im obsessed with darlingtons name, i cant stop saying it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Vomit