Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Das neunte Haus by Leigh Bardugo

33 reviews

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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, Mental illness, Gore, Drug abuse, Murder, Death, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Cancer

horizonous's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.25

Intriguing enough that I want to continue with the series, I think? Honestly I'm not sure if I just finished this because I listened to the audiobook at almost 2x speed while reading along. I'm going to try the second book in the hopes there's more actual Darlington in it and then we'll see..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, Excrement, and Gore

Moderate: Murder, Terminal illness, Blood, Racism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Vomit and Cancer

◦ Drug abuse = incl. being drugged

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I am a wreck. I am devastated. I am almost 100% sure this is my new favorite book ever. I am currently lying on my floor in a puddle of my own tears trying to feel normal again. How am I supposed to move on when this book exists???? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Vomit, Body horror, Drug use, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Death, Abandonment, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Cancer

earofthedog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Love this personally, but would highly recommend checking out the triggers/content warnings if you're thinking about reading this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexual assault

Moderate: Blood, Drug abuse, Death, Addiction, Violence, Classism, Sexual violence, and Drug use

Minor: Cancer

hellofromdylan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Classism, Blood, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Cancer

ktv'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? Yes

5.0

I loved this book. Perfect first read of the year. I loved the timeline being nonlinear. Foreshadowing was predictable at some parts in the beginning but at the end (last 25%) I had no idea what I was going to be hit with next.

Loved how the wheel symbolism came back fill circle. Also how Bardugo characterized Belbalm like I thought she had something to do with magic at first but then my scent was thrown off that trail because of how convincing the writing was saying that Alex just wanted a normal and calm life.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Death, Blood, Body horror, Addiction, Cursing, Pedophilia, Drug use, Murder, Trafficking, Alcohol, Gore, Racism, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Physical abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Slavery, Cancer, Excrement, and Antisemitism

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Drug use, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Stalking, and Xenophobia

Minor: Cancer and Racism

clarisseep's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.0

It's been a day or so since I've finished this book but I honestly needed time to figure out what was my precise opinion on it with the help of communicating with others having already read this book and with the help of good and truly bad reviews of this book
This book has been on my TBR since it came out, even before I read the Six of Crows duology and the Shadow and Bone trilogy and it received TREMENDOUS amounts of hype, so I had (fairly) high expectations for this book
In itself the concept and premise of it seemed a great idea to me: a "magical underworld" in Yale with secret societies, the place of magic with privilege, wealth, class, race
but EVERY deeper topic was only brushed over and even the presence of rape too???

also... why is the most appreciated character a middle class white man (which I like, thank you Darlington for being there a it in this book... even though you somehow only existed in the past) ??
when the main character is a poor female PoC and the literal overall villains rich white men abusing magic (and everything else) and the cause of all the problems a white woman from the 1800s??? 
you see the very little insistence on race and gender and wealth but somehow it ends up being like this? 
I feel like I cannot really find what I have to say with this point, but you just bore with me while reading all of this: me trying to make a point without really knowing what to say 

I think I also have problems with this book's pace which is, shortly said, truly inconsistent and hard to get into... until almost the end
in conclusion, I'm honestly disappointed, because I expected way more, but I still want to read the next one to see if it's going to be as bad as this one 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Cancer

somelibrarychick's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Excrement, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer

marigold_faye's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, Rape, Physical abuse, Vomit, Excrement, Blood, Classism, Misogyny, and Drug abuse

Minor: Gun violence, Cancer, Sexual content, and Slavery