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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
“Impossible to put down” — Stephen King about “Ninth House”.
“Somebody, please, put me down” — Me, whilst reading it.
And after one and a half months,
Oh gosh where do I start…
This book suffers from self-identity crisis. It wants to be a thriller, a crime novel, a horror, Dark Academia, a suspense, a fantasy novel but it was written as if Young Adult author was trying to dip his toes in more Adult type of beat.
Oh wait… Bardugo IS an YA-author? Swear to God I didn’t knew anything about that. Like I just picked it up because of Stephen King and his son Joe were recommending it on the cover. And I also have a friend who is a huge fan of Leigh Bardugo.
Welp, even my fan-friend tells me that it sucks. That should you tell something.
It’s written so poorly and so pretentious. Narration dragged on where our MC did little to nothing, while action-packed scenes were a paragraph or one page long at most.
Murder mystery, that was what partly helped me not DNF it, can be solved literally as it was happening. I had so much hope that I was wrong because that would’ve been so blatantly bad in terms of writing but here it is.
Get ready for rape scenes every 50 pages or so, too.
And if one of the rapes was actually character building, then others were just for sake of it. And we could’ve brushed that off if it wasn’t so graphically written.
I’m no snob about rape scenes in books, even with the most obscene and graphic ones, but here I couldn’t help but to roll my eyes each time I smelled it coming. They were in no way necessary for the reader, these rapes were solely used to advance the plot.
Somewhere deep inside, “Ninth House” had a great potential. Especially in Darlington chapters (even though even they are very reminiscent of “Supernatural” series). Maybe it’s just my high hopes that kept me waiting to unravel something that would leave me boquiabierto, like every other suspense induced book I’ve read did.
Sadly it falls short. Premise for a sequel is very weak and very movie-sequel alike. I might read it in the future but I think I’ll just check the summary or ask my friend about it.
“Somebody, please, put me down” — Me, whilst reading it.
And after one and a half months,
Oh gosh where do I start…
This book suffers from self-identity crisis. It wants to be a thriller, a crime novel, a horror, Dark Academia, a suspense, a fantasy novel but it was written as if Young Adult author was trying to dip his toes in more Adult type of beat.
Oh wait… Bardugo IS an YA-author? Swear to God I didn’t knew anything about that. Like I just picked it up because of Stephen King and his son Joe were recommending it on the cover. And I also have a friend who is a huge fan of Leigh Bardugo.
Welp, even my fan-friend tells me that it sucks. That should you tell something.
It’s written so poorly and so pretentious. Narration dragged on where our MC did little to nothing, while action-packed scenes were a paragraph or one page long at most.
Murder mystery, that was what partly helped me not DNF it, can be solved literally as it was happening. I had so much hope that I was wrong because that would’ve been so blatantly bad in terms of writing but here it is.
Get ready for rape scenes every 50 pages or so, too.
And if one of the rapes was actually character building, then others were just for sake of it. And we could’ve brushed that off if it wasn’t so graphically written.
I’m no snob about rape scenes in books, even with the most obscene and graphic ones, but here I couldn’t help but to roll my eyes each time I smelled it coming. They were in no way necessary for the reader, these rapes were solely used to advance the plot.
Somewhere deep inside, “Ninth House” had a great potential. Especially in Darlington chapters (even though even they are very reminiscent of “Supernatural” series). Maybe it’s just my high hopes that kept me waiting to unravel something that would leave me boquiabierto, like every other suspense induced book I’ve read did.
Sadly it falls short. Premise for a sequel is very weak and very movie-sequel alike. I might read it in the future but I think I’ll just check the summary or ask my friend about it.
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
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
Can't explain how much I enjoyed this, Galaxy Stern you are amazing
eu simplesmente AMO o jeito que leigh me prende num livro em que eu acho relativamente ok e daí no último capítulo eu fico: FIA???????? MAS QUE MERDA É ESSA!!!!!!
Em Ninth House não foi diferente, eu comecei os livros com expectativas altíssimas e me senti enganada pela maior parte do tempo com coisas chocantes, mas não chocantes o suficiente. Como sempre, Bardugo consegue impressionar, deixando o plot pro final - e quem quiser que lute pra chegar até ele. Eu realmente acho incrível como (literalmente) as últimas páginas conseguem ser incríveis e fazer o livro todinho fazer sentido.
Alex é uma das personagens multifacetadas que você tente simpatia, mas ao mesmo tempo não consegue entender porque ela faz tal coisa e depois pensa "ah tudo bem faz sentido continue". Alex Stern é uma daquelas pessoas que você acredita ser só uma protagonista, mas veja bem: ela se torna uma protagonista, ela luta em cada capítulo pra prender sua atenção e te dizer porque ela é tão boa pra estar nesse livro.
I was absolutely the target audience for this book!
it seems like people are really split on loving or hating this and I'm so confused by that, I have no criticism for this book absolutely none! To everyone saying it's detail heavy and pretentious did we read the same book??? I wanted even more detail and I can't wait for more of these characters.
I usually dislike time jumps and get confused easily but the way the alternating story lines were written in this book was incredible! Similarly, I usually find starting in the middle of the story to create a hook and then jumping back in time to "start at the begining" to be a weak and annoying plot device. But not here. This book hooked me and kept me pulled in till the very last page. I couldn't sleep I was thinking about this book and immediately jumped right into the sequel (which I think I liked even MORE than the first!)
Check your trigger warnings, I did not and paid the price, but I'm ultimately glad I didn't because I usually don't read books with SA in them and I'm so glad I read Ninth House! This book tackles issues like sexism in academia and the struggles that come with differing class relationships all while in the presence of ghosts and the arcane. I found the characters to be beautifully flawed and real. This has me wanting to give more of Leigh's work a try.
Twists and turns at every corner! I especially enjoyed finding out what happened to Helle.
Exceptional story, I am frothing at the mouth for the next installment!!!
it seems like people are really split on loving or hating this and I'm so confused by that, I have no criticism for this book absolutely none! To everyone saying it's detail heavy and pretentious did we read the same book??? I wanted even more detail and I can't wait for more of these characters.
I usually dislike time jumps and get confused easily but the way the alternating story lines were written in this book was incredible! Similarly, I usually find starting in the middle of the story to create a hook and then jumping back in time to "start at the begining" to be a weak and annoying plot device. But not here. This book hooked me and kept me pulled in till the very last page. I couldn't sleep I was thinking about this book and immediately jumped right into the sequel (which I think I liked even MORE than the first!)
Check your trigger warnings, I did not and paid the price, but I'm ultimately glad I didn't because I usually don't read books with SA in them and I'm so glad I read Ninth House! This book tackles issues like sexism in academia and the struggles that come with differing class relationships all while in the presence of ghosts and the arcane. I found the characters to be beautifully flawed and real. This has me wanting to give more of Leigh's work a try.
Twists and turns at every corner! I especially enjoyed finding out what happened to Helle.
Exceptional story, I am frothing at the mouth for the next installment!!!
adventurous
dark
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:
No
Easily one of my fav reads of this year. Alex stern and the world building that was created by leigh bardugo was 10/10. Can’t wait to read hell bent.
Bless you Leigh Bardugo for getting me out of a reading slump! I feel like this is the first original story I’ve read in a while… which probably speaks to my taste in books more than anything but ya know.