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A review by ayetreads
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
My mind is blown with this rich dark world that Bardugo had built.
Alex and the other characters were well thought out and complely human, plus the magic system is expansive and wacky.
I like Alex's journey of initially escaping her past to pantomime a high achieving Yale student, and eventually learning to embrace her real self.
Bardugo successfully explored the contrast between the Yale elite with someone with Alex's background, showing the readers that there's really no even playing field.
The ghosts for me are the best part and the plot is deliciously twisty. If you told me this is the same author who wrote the Grisha Verse series, I wouldn't believe you. I'm so impressed with Bardugo's growth as an author and I can't wait to read Hellbent!
Alex and the other characters were well thought out and complely human, plus the magic system is expansive and wacky.
I like Alex's journey of initially escaping her past to pantomime a high achieving Yale student, and eventually learning to embrace her real self.
Bardugo successfully explored the contrast between the Yale elite with someone with Alex's background, showing the readers that there's really no even playing field.
The ghosts for me are the best part and the plot is deliciously twisty. If you told me this is the same author who wrote the Grisha Verse series, I wouldn't believe you. I'm so impressed with Bardugo's growth as an author and I can't wait to read Hellbent!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Rape