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Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

43 reviews

thenoodlevore's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I think the book tackled some difficult issues well and I could identify with some of the complex feelings of the characters. I appreciated the honesty in it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Classism, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Body horror, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Grief, Gore, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Drug use, Excrement, Gun violence, Bullying, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Body shaming, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Car accident, Death, and Terminal illness

madisonrhoff's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

This book deserves all the hype you may have heard. I’m not normally into fantasy but this is like a grown up version of Harry Potter but with ghosts, murder, and magic. Love the protagonist, supporting characters, and the twists of the plot. Talk about character development too!! This was a good read to get outside of my comfort zone. I feel refreshed and am ready to get into a new read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Drug use

claireisagrisha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Review: OMG I loved this book so much!! The beginning introduced the story and once the action started, it never stopped. I loved seeing passages from the books Alex was studying from interwoven with the story. Alex is a badass for all that she has been through and still wants to keep going. Props to her! Dawes's character development was wonderfully written. I loved the whole plot line with North. I love Leigh Bardugo’s writing style and this was amazing. Would recommend to those who want a dark academia x paranormal fantasy with strong friendships!!!  

First off, Darlington is a demon?! Wow, I did not see that coming!! Alex’s ability to speak to ghosts and use their power is crazy!!! Omg!!! Dean Sandow was evil and therefore Alex was right about him. North’s plotline was so engaging and he finally got justice for Daisy’s murder.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

csmall73's review

dark mysterious sad 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

5.0

Dark intriguing mysterious 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Excrement, Classism, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Death, Murder, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, and Violence

kaycie51782's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This books needs some content warnings. There's domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual humiliation.

This book wasn't at all what I was expecting, but that wasn't a bad thing. It's about secret societies at Yale. The story is well written. The jumps between timelines are well done, though there were a few times I got lost and had to back up to figure out what happened.

The story was very interesting: what if you could see ghosts and no one believed you, so it ruins your life... Until it gets you a free ride to a premier Ivy League University.

The plot moves along at a good pace. I never really felt like it was dragging, but it also wasn't action all the time. There's magic, ghosts, intrigue, humans being humans (for good and bad), college parties, murder investigations. It's a fascinating story.

And the ending? Perfect. I went to the library the minute it opened the next day to get the sequel! 

It's a good read, but heed the content warnings. They are in context with the story. They aren't necessary (and I'm increasingly annoyed that they are used as plot devices) but they don't stick out as egregious either.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Murder, Addiction, Rape, Sexual violence, Bullying, and Excrement

eschmidt365's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Murder, Misogyny, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Vomit, Death, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Classism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

bookishpenguin's review

adventurous 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Death, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

illy95's review

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

3.0

I've always liked Bardugo's work. While this book critique's the Elites of the world, I think I would have been more satisfied with a harsher critique. However, it is part of a duology, so perhaps the sequel will give me what I want. It is another world full of magic like her Shadow and Bone series but darker, and more dangerous. I enjoyed it, but something was missing. Like I said, maybe the "evil" guys didn't get the comeuppance I wanted, I also was disappointed by the lack of diversity. I mean, it's kind of there, but not like Six of Crows, not enough? I can't explain it well, but it didn't satisfy the way Six of Crows did. It didn't feel natural, felt forced. Like checking off a list. I also think it took a long time for it to pick up in plot, chapter 6 - page 95. However, I think it was a good book. It had a good "dark academia" setting and an interesting system.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

cxxitlyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Blood, Addiction, Vomit, Murder, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Drug use, Death, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Sexual violence, and Gun violence

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