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Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

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samanthaweigt's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5 ⭐️
didn’t enjoy this

hootyhoot's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

oliveg's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

This book had a lot of potential but fell short for me. I struggled through the first 100 pages. As some who loves world building, I found it hard to keep track of what was going on in the beginning. I enjoyed the second half significantly more.

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4.0

4.4- and I need a re-read, well I'm planning on a listening experience for my second read of this one. Twisted, so twisted but not till the the last 30%. I loved the second half of this book, it was unpredictable, dark and twisted. The first 1/4 was S.L.O.W. an info dump that had me skimming along struggling to stay awake with no hope of retaining any of it. I nearly quit the book, a friend talked me into finishing it. The middle section was a step up, my interest started to form I wanted to follow these characters. The end I never saw it coming, not any of it. You see why I need to go back and see if there was something in that dump zone of the first 1/4.
I'm not sure if I liked any of the characters, I wouldn't want to have any of them over for coffee. There was no romance, they were elitists, rapists, murders, drug addicts, dealers, con artists, or just dead, not great types. It was dark with bits of light speckled in but not enough to make than darkness shine.
Good thing I like the dark :P