Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

729 reviews

aimeemg155's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Addiction, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

lydsgrace99's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol and Excrement

emperor_aj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Rape, Murder, Gore, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Medical content, Addiction, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Bullying

Minor: Racism, Cursing, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Stalking, and Gaslighting

fadingapple's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

4.5/5 stars

This was just....man this was weird. I loved it....but it was a RIDE. 

This was both everything and nothing I expected. It was a fantastic dark academia and nailed the horror fantasy vibe....but I definitely did not expect most of the twists and turns and how horrific and dark it got. 

The whole concept of secret societies actually existing at one of the most elite Ivy League university's...the power the completely destroy or control or alter reality in the hands of the richest, most entitled children....it was the perfect setting for the dark and twisted story presented. It was just so unexpected but it all fit together so well that I am simply baffled. 

It was so well written and unlike anything I've ever read and experienced, I just loved it. I need some time before continuing with Hell Bent, but this was really truly great.

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Content Warnings

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

anyaluka's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

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

4.0

Leigh Bardugo writes excellent heists/mysteries. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

Minor: Drug use

ebarrett3's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence

abee_3_c's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

• Ms Bardugo's fantastic world building!
• Intricate plot and twists!!
• Many many layers of "whodunit" and "what's going on"!!!
• Loveable characters that I would spend an eternity reading about!!!!
• Leigh took me to hell with this book and I enjoyed it!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Vomit, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Rape, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Violence

linkwoodpub's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Excrement, and Drug abuse

shawnaontheshelf's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

lizzie24601's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

Leigh Bardugo's writing chops are as strong as ever - strong enough to keep me going even amid unbuilt characters and a few too many sexual assault cases that were never remarked upon again afterward. The intended audience might just be Yale alums like Bardugo herself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Addiction, Blood, Grief, and Child abuse

Minor: Cancer