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Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

984 reviews

katieduffy151's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Fair warning: this book is dark and contains multiple mentions and depictions of sexual assault, drug misuse, etc.

I picked this book up because I wanted something to get me out a reading slump and I liked Bardugo's Crooked Kingdom series. Ninth House was a constant twist and turn that kept me enthralled and engaged. I ate this book up. It was very good, very dark but the whole thing was fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Vomit, Sexual assault, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Blood

callmesheets's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The plot starts out a little slow and it took me about a quarter of the way through to gain an understanding of the world building. However, the pace picks up pretty quickly closer to the halfway point of the book. I found it also takes some time to get to know the main characters and start caring about them but I think the author does a great job of building the suspense and shares easter eggs about the plot and characters throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Violence, Drug abuse, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content

jay2756's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Drug use, Murder, and Drug abuse

pauline_90's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Drug use, Violence, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship

cdebnath's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Drug use, Death, Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Blood

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Addiction, Cursing, Blood, Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Vomit, Rape, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Body horror, Suicide, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Gore, Excrement, Domestic abuse, Death, and Alcohol

szuum's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Addiction, Body horror, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Death, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use and Trafficking

mollymoll44's review against another edition

4.0

Trigger Warning: Ninth House has a fair amount of sexual assault. It’s not glorified at all, but it is pretty graphic at times. The plot and character development are pretty wrapped into it. It wasn’t bad, but very startling coming from Leigh Bardugo’s ‘Shadow and Bone’ and ‘Six of Crows’ series. It has thought and intention behind it from her and her peers experiences, especially from within an institution. But parts were very tough to read.  

Overall I really enjoyed the dark academia investigation,  but was a bit disappointed by the conclusion.  The author attended Yale and it's all based off of real secret societies there, minus the magic and ghosts (maybe), which is pretty neat. It makes me want to explore around Yale and visit these giant tombs. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, and Suicide

charlottesreadingweb's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I thought this book was fun! Fresh story in a market crowded with dark academia content. I would have preferred less emphasis on Alex's past, and more details about the eight houses, but that's just me. Worth a read if you're looking for an elevated adult fantasy that is still rooted in reality, the occult, and myth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Murder, Drug use, and Physical abuse

em_1920's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Excrement, Rape, Addiction, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Vomit, Body horror, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexual assault