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Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

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bookishmillennial's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

graphic descriptions of rape and trauma porn are not for me.

you'll literally never convince me graphic rape is essential for a plot. NEVER.

you'll never convince me this book is not damaging and harmful towards survivors.

signed, an unimpressed survivor. fuck this book <3

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franknforter's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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vickymcckey'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
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I’m not a big fan of fantasy as a rule, but this book was a fun read once I got into it. It felt a tad preachy at times and at others it seemed a little “shock value for shock value’s sake”, but overall I adored the characters and world building and am definitely going to read the sequel.

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blckandread's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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sandymaple's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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betris's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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bethan_clifford's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

There’s lots to like here. Interesting concept and magic system, atypical protagonist, and it is dark, moody, and atmospheric.
The pacing is a bit muddled, the book drags unnecessarily at times but doesn’t bring as much character development in those periods as you might hope. Frequently I would find myself losing interest, but there would usually be a short infusion of action every now and then that kept me going. The last few chapters were jam-packed.

I enjoy Alex and Darlington as characters, however the use of flashbacks to flesh them out didn’t always work. I spent a lot of time with more questions about each of them and their relationship to one another than the book could answer. Darlington’s disappearance felt skimmed over to say that the nature of it is such a revelation later in the book. I think a little less time could have been devoted to Alex’s flashbacks and spent fleshing out the current timelines characters and events.

All in all I would recommend, it is an enjoyable book and I will pick up the next in the series. FYI this book has a myriad of dark topics so definitely look up the trigger warnings before you dive in.

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