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Sexual assault (105 reviewers), Rape (99 reviewers), Drug abuse (63 reviewers), Violence (62 reviewers), Death (58 reviewers), Drug use (55 reviewers), Sexual violence (47 reviewers), Blood (44 reviewers), Murder (37 reviewers), Gore (36 reviewers), Excrement (33 reviewers), Addiction (30 reviewers), Body horror (25 reviewers), Physical abuse (22 reviewers), Child abuse (19 reviewers), Toxic relationship (18 reviewers), Emotional abuse (14 reviewers), Vomit (13 reviewers), Sexual content (10 reviewers), Pedophilia (10 reviewers), Domestic abuse (9 reviewers), Gun violence (9 reviewers), Grief (8 reviewers), Medical content (8 reviewers), Cursing (8 reviewers), Medical trauma (7 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (7 reviewers), Mental illness (7 reviewers), Bullying (5 reviewers), Misogyny (5 reviewers), Sexism (5 reviewers), Alcoholism (4 reviewers), Self harm (4 reviewers), Suicide (4 reviewers), Racism (3 reviewers), Forced institutionalization (3 reviewers), Torture (2 reviewers), Racial slurs (2 reviewers), Animal death (1 reviewer), Suicide attempt (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), and Fatphobia (1 reviewer)Moderate
Drug use (27 reviewers), Drug abuse (23 reviewers), Sexual assault (20 reviewers), Rape (20 reviewers), Death (16 reviewers), Blood (14 reviewers), Violence (13 reviewers), Addiction (13 reviewers), Sexual violence (12 reviewers), Gore (9 reviewers), Toxic relationship (8 reviewers), Medical content (8 reviewers), Domestic abuse (8 reviewers), Grief (7 reviewers), Cursing (7 reviewers), Physical abuse (7 reviewers), Emotional abuse (7 reviewers), Excrement (7 reviewers), Vomit (6 reviewers), Murder (6 reviewers), Gun violence (6 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (5 reviewers), Medical trauma (4 reviewers), Sexual content (3 reviewers), Self harm (3 reviewers), Sexism (3 reviewers), Child abuse (3 reviewers), Bullying (2 reviewers), Misogyny (2 reviewers), Racism (2 reviewers), Pedophilia (2 reviewers), Mental illness (2 reviewers), Body horror (2 reviewers), Torture (1 reviewer), Animal death (1 reviewer), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Antisemitism (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), and Ableism (1 reviewer)Minor
Vomit (7 reviewers), Drug use (6 reviewers), Antisemitism (6 reviewers), Addiction (5 reviewers), Drug abuse (5 reviewers), Racism (5 reviewers), Blood (5 reviewers), Cursing (4 reviewers), Physical abuse (4 reviewers), Rape (4 reviewers), Forced institutionalization (4 reviewers), Ableism (3 reviewers), Self harm (3 reviewers), Sexual assault (3 reviewers), Violence (3 reviewers), Medical content (3 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (2 reviewers), Death (2 reviewers), Domestic abuse (2 reviewers), Gore (2 reviewers), Mental illness (2 reviewers), Sexism (2 reviewers), Sexual violence (2 reviewers), Excrement (2 reviewers), Grief (2 reviewers), Murder (2 reviewers), Alcoholism (1 reviewer), Animal cruelty (1 reviewer), Body shaming (1 reviewer), Bullying (1 reviewer), Cancer (1 reviewer), Emotional abuse (1 reviewer), Gun violence (1 reviewer), Incest (1 reviewer), Misogyny (1 reviewer), Pedophilia (1 reviewer), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), Xenophobia (1 reviewer), Kidnapping (1 reviewer), Medical trauma (1 reviewer), and Stalking (1 reviewer)Moods
dark 95%
mysterious 90%
tense 57%
adventurous 49%
emotional 24%
challenging 16%
sad 11%
funny 6%
reflective 3%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 0%
mysterious 90%
tense 57%
adventurous 49%
emotional 24%
challenging 16%
sad 11%
funny 6%
reflective 3%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 0%
Pace
medium 62%
slow 25%
fast 11%
slow 25%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 64% | Plot: 24% | Character: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 11% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 12% | N/A: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 59% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4% | N/A: 0%Average rating
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The mesmerizing adult debut from #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo
Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her?
Still searching for answers to this herself, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs” are well-known to be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive.
Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her?
Still searching for answers to this herself, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs” are well-known to be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive.
Buy Ninth House
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Bookshop US
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The mesmerizing adult debut from #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo
Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her?
Still searching for answers to this herself, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs” are well-known to be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive.
Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her?
Still searching for answers to this herself, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs” are well-known to be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive.
What the community thinks
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Sexual assault (105 reviewers), Rape (99 reviewers), Drug abuse (63 reviewers), Violence (62 reviewers), Death (58 reviewers), Drug use (55 reviewers), Sexual violence (47 reviewers), Blood (44 reviewers), Murder (37 reviewers), Gore (36 reviewers), Excrement (33 reviewers), Addiction (30 reviewers), Body horror (25 reviewers), Physical abuse (22 reviewers), Child abuse (19 reviewers), Toxic relationship (18 reviewers), Emotional abuse (14 reviewers), Vomit (13 reviewers), Sexual content (10 reviewers), Pedophilia (10 reviewers), Domestic abuse (9 reviewers), Gun violence (9 reviewers), Grief (8 reviewers), Medical content (8 reviewers), Cursing (8 reviewers), Medical trauma (7 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (7 reviewers), Mental illness (7 reviewers), Bullying (5 reviewers), Misogyny (5 reviewers), Sexism (5 reviewers), Alcoholism (4 reviewers), Self harm (4 reviewers), Suicide (4 reviewers), Racism (3 reviewers), Forced institutionalization (3 reviewers), Torture (2 reviewers), Racial slurs (2 reviewers), Animal death (1 reviewer), Suicide attempt (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), and Fatphobia (1 reviewer)Moderate
Drug use (27 reviewers), Drug abuse (23 reviewers), Sexual assault (20 reviewers), Rape (20 reviewers), Death (16 reviewers), Blood (14 reviewers), Violence (13 reviewers), Addiction (13 reviewers), Sexual violence (12 reviewers), Gore (9 reviewers), Toxic relationship (8 reviewers), Medical content (8 reviewers), Domestic abuse (8 reviewers), Grief (7 reviewers), Cursing (7 reviewers), Physical abuse (7 reviewers), Emotional abuse (7 reviewers), Excrement (7 reviewers), Vomit (6 reviewers), Murder (6 reviewers), Gun violence (6 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (5 reviewers), Medical trauma (4 reviewers), Sexual content (3 reviewers), Self harm (3 reviewers), Sexism (3 reviewers), Child abuse (3 reviewers), Bullying (2 reviewers), Misogyny (2 reviewers), Racism (2 reviewers), Pedophilia (2 reviewers), Mental illness (2 reviewers), Body horror (2 reviewers), Torture (1 reviewer), Animal death (1 reviewer), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Antisemitism (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), and Ableism (1 reviewer)Minor
Vomit (7 reviewers), Drug use (6 reviewers), Antisemitism (6 reviewers), Addiction (5 reviewers), Drug abuse (5 reviewers), Racism (5 reviewers), Blood (5 reviewers), Cursing (4 reviewers), Physical abuse (4 reviewers), Rape (4 reviewers), Forced institutionalization (4 reviewers), Ableism (3 reviewers), Self harm (3 reviewers), Sexual assault (3 reviewers), Violence (3 reviewers), Medical content (3 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (2 reviewers), Death (2 reviewers), Domestic abuse (2 reviewers), Gore (2 reviewers), Mental illness (2 reviewers), Sexism (2 reviewers), Sexual violence (2 reviewers), Excrement (2 reviewers), Grief (2 reviewers), Murder (2 reviewers), Alcoholism (1 reviewer), Animal cruelty (1 reviewer), Body shaming (1 reviewer), Bullying (1 reviewer), Cancer (1 reviewer), Emotional abuse (1 reviewer), Gun violence (1 reviewer), Incest (1 reviewer), Misogyny (1 reviewer), Pedophilia (1 reviewer), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), Xenophobia (1 reviewer), Kidnapping (1 reviewer), Medical trauma (1 reviewer), and Stalking (1 reviewer)Moods
dark 95%
mysterious 90%
tense 57%
adventurous 49%
emotional 24%
challenging 16%
sad 11%
funny 6%
reflective 3%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 0%
mysterious 90%
tense 57%
adventurous 49%
emotional 24%
challenging 16%
sad 11%
funny 6%
reflective 3%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 0%
Pace
medium 62%
slow 25%
fast 11%
slow 25%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 64% | Plot: 24% | Character: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 11% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 12% | N/A: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 59% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4% | N/A: 0%Average rating