Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

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

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

katemarie99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

2024 UPDATE: 
Bumping up from 3.75 stars to a nice even 5. Loved this so much more the second time around. So much complexity, so many layers. The themes really came through and I will be thinking about this book for a long time. Trigger warnings: sexual assault, rape, gore. 

Kinda gave me Addie LaRue vibes, but this succeeded where that one fell flat for me. I'd like a sequel, please. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Classism

d_dubzz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

4 ⭐️

I was HOOKED on this book! 

Please do read the trigger warnings for this book there’s some heavy themes in it! 

To be fully transparent it took me 3 attempts to start this book. I don’t think I was in the correct head space to read it the first few times but once I was ready OH BOY I was ready. The premise of this book was so interesting to me! Secret societies mixed with the supernatural is a great combination and I loved Alex as a protagonist! She was competant and different and I found that really appealing and refreshing to read.

Darlington you own my heart I love you 

The reason it’s a 4 stars is the choice of language used to describe POC knowing a white woman has written this made me uncomfortable. Mongrel? HATED that! I’m a biracial woman and it gave me shivers and goosebumps to read that! I don’t really understand the urge white authors have to write about POC experiences when it’s actually just unessacary? Would the plot work without that? Yes! You did that for what? I don’t personally think it felt like a prominent issue and I could get past it and enjoy the book for what it was but would understand discomfort for POC.

I hope in book two this improves and we also get more of my bby Darlington!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

uncreativeoops's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism and Vomit

whiterabbit_metta's review against another edition

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

Minor: Abandonment

gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

Alex stern is not a good person, but she is one hell of a character to follow for this story. I really liked most of the story in regards to its themes of power, the abuse of power, the elitism of Yale. Honestly, if it were not for one specific plot point, or I would have given it five stars, I will most likely continue reading the series, but with the understanding that it is a little bit more graphic, then I had thought it was going to be going in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail

there is a very graphic scene where the main character has one of the antagonist eat his own excrement in punishment for something that he did. It’s not the most graphic it could be, but it is fairly disgusting.

patienceholmes's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.75

Want to make it very explicit that the SA referenced in the content warnings in one instance refers to a minor/p*dophilia. The scene is very graphic. Be safe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

katharina90's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

I liked this better than Bardugo's YA. The worldbuilding is intriguing, although slightly underdeveloped and quite confusing at first. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Sexism, and Classism

r0ry_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Murder

sue_likes_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexism