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Sexual assault (46 reviewers), Rape (45 reviewers), Violence (28 reviewers), Death (26 reviewers), Drug abuse (24 reviewers), Sexual violence (20 reviewers), Drug use (20 reviewers), Gore (19 reviewers), Blood (19 reviewers), Excrement (18 reviewers), Addiction (15 reviewers), Body horror (13 reviewers), Toxic relationship (11 reviewers), Physical abuse (9 reviewers), Child abuse (8 reviewers), Emotional abuse (7 reviewers), Vomit (6 reviewers), Cursing (5 reviewers), Mental illness (5 reviewers), Domestic abuse (4 reviewers), Pedophilia (4 reviewers), Gun violence (4 reviewers), Grief (3 reviewers), Sexual content (3 reviewers), Self harm (3 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (3 reviewers), Forced institutionalization (3 reviewers), Medical trauma (2 reviewers), Alcoholism (2 reviewers), Medical content (2 reviewers), Bullying (2 reviewers), Suicide (2 reviewers), Misogyny (1 reviewer), Animal death (1 reviewer), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Racism (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), and Fatphobia (1 reviewer)Moderate
Drug use (16 reviewers), Drug abuse (10 reviewers), Cursing (7 reviewers), Rape (7 reviewers), Sexual violence (7 reviewers), Death (7 reviewers), Addiction (6 reviewers), Sexual assault (6 reviewers), Violence (5 reviewers), Gore (5 reviewers), Toxic relationship (4 reviewers), Grief (4 reviewers), Medical content (4 reviewers), Physical abuse (4 reviewers), Blood (4 reviewers), Domestic abuse (4 reviewers), Emotional abuse (4 reviewers), Medical trauma (2 reviewers), Misogyny (2 reviewers), Vomit (2 reviewers), Sexism (2 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (2 reviewers), Pedophilia (2 reviewers), Gun violence (2 reviewers), Excrement (2 reviewers), Bullying (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Self harm (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), and Ableism (1 reviewer)Minor
Vomit (4 reviewers), Drug use (4 reviewers), Racism (3 reviewers), Drug abuse (3 reviewers), Forced institutionalization (3 reviewers), Addiction (2 reviewers), Sexual assault (2 reviewers), Self harm (2 reviewers), Rape (2 reviewers), Blood (2 reviewers), Antisemitism (2 reviewers), Domestic abuse (2 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (2 reviewers), Violence (1 reviewer), Grief (1 reviewer), Medical content (1 reviewer), Bullying (1 reviewer), Misogyny (1 reviewer), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Cursing (1 reviewer), Sexual violence (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), Body shaming (1 reviewer), Physical abuse (1 reviewer), Gore (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), Ableism (1 reviewer), Animal cruelty (1 reviewer), Death (1 reviewer), Gun violence (1 reviewer), and Emotional abuse (1 reviewer)Moods
dark 97%
mysterious 89%
tense 59%
adventurous 48%
emotional 25%
challenging 19%
sad 12%
funny 6%
reflective 2%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 0%
relaxing 0%
mysterious 89%
tense 59%
adventurous 48%
emotional 25%
challenging 19%
sad 12%
funny 6%
reflective 2%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 0%
relaxing 0%
Pace
medium 61%
slow 28%
fast 10%
slow 28%
fast 10%
Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 10% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 13% | N/A: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters centre-stage?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 3% | 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
United States
Bookshop US
Other countries
Bookshop UK
Blackwell's
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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 (46 reviewers), Rape (45 reviewers), Violence (28 reviewers), Death (26 reviewers), Drug abuse (24 reviewers), Sexual violence (20 reviewers), Drug use (20 reviewers), Gore (19 reviewers), Blood (19 reviewers), Excrement (18 reviewers), Addiction (15 reviewers), Body horror (13 reviewers), Toxic relationship (11 reviewers), Physical abuse (9 reviewers), Child abuse (8 reviewers), Emotional abuse (7 reviewers), Vomit (6 reviewers), Cursing (5 reviewers), Mental illness (5 reviewers), Domestic abuse (4 reviewers), Pedophilia (4 reviewers), Gun violence (4 reviewers), Grief (3 reviewers), Sexual content (3 reviewers), Self harm (3 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (3 reviewers), Forced institutionalization (3 reviewers), Medical trauma (2 reviewers), Alcoholism (2 reviewers), Medical content (2 reviewers), Bullying (2 reviewers), Suicide (2 reviewers), Misogyny (1 reviewer), Animal death (1 reviewer), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Racism (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), and Fatphobia (1 reviewer)Moderate
Drug use (16 reviewers), Drug abuse (10 reviewers), Cursing (7 reviewers), Rape (7 reviewers), Sexual violence (7 reviewers), Death (7 reviewers), Addiction (6 reviewers), Sexual assault (6 reviewers), Violence (5 reviewers), Gore (5 reviewers), Toxic relationship (4 reviewers), Grief (4 reviewers), Medical content (4 reviewers), Physical abuse (4 reviewers), Blood (4 reviewers), Domestic abuse (4 reviewers), Emotional abuse (4 reviewers), Medical trauma (2 reviewers), Misogyny (2 reviewers), Vomit (2 reviewers), Sexism (2 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (2 reviewers), Pedophilia (2 reviewers), Gun violence (2 reviewers), Excrement (2 reviewers), Bullying (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Self harm (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), and Ableism (1 reviewer)Minor
Vomit (4 reviewers), Drug use (4 reviewers), Racism (3 reviewers), Drug abuse (3 reviewers), Forced institutionalization (3 reviewers), Addiction (2 reviewers), Sexual assault (2 reviewers), Self harm (2 reviewers), Rape (2 reviewers), Blood (2 reviewers), Antisemitism (2 reviewers), Domestic abuse (2 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (2 reviewers), Violence (1 reviewer), Grief (1 reviewer), Medical content (1 reviewer), Bullying (1 reviewer), Misogyny (1 reviewer), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Cursing (1 reviewer), Sexual violence (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), Body shaming (1 reviewer), Physical abuse (1 reviewer), Gore (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), Ableism (1 reviewer), Animal cruelty (1 reviewer), Death (1 reviewer), Gun violence (1 reviewer), and Emotional abuse (1 reviewer)Moods
dark 97%
mysterious 89%
tense 59%
adventurous 48%
emotional 25%
challenging 19%
sad 12%
funny 6%
reflective 2%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 0%
relaxing 0%
mysterious 89%
tense 59%
adventurous 48%
emotional 25%
challenging 19%
sad 12%
funny 6%
reflective 2%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 0%
relaxing 0%
Pace
medium 61%
slow 28%
fast 10%
slow 28%
fast 10%
Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 10% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 13% | N/A: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters centre-stage?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 3% | N/A: 0%Average rating