A review by miaaa_lenaaa
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad 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

4.75

‘But he'd run out of things to believe in. Magic was all he had left. He was a boy on an adventure, not a boy swallowing poison… Magic had almost killed him, but in the end it had saved him. Just like in stories.’

‘Her skin looked sallow and her arms had the lean, ropy look of someone who would never be full. She could see pink from her wound seeping through the wool of her dress; her new bandage must have come loose at the edges. She'd meant to look reputable, like a good girl, a girl who tried, someone to be trusted. Instead, she looked like the monster at the door.’

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