A review by marareading
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

I am late to this one. I absolutely loved it! It is a slow burn murder mystery. Slow burn with magic realism, brutal dark academia... It was amazing. Leigh Bardugo as absolutely soared to the top of my favorite authors with this one. 

Alex Stern has always been able to see the "quiet ones". People who are dead, and no one else can see. Not being able to explain this to others has plagued her life. Now at university she finally is around people who understand her, but they are using her for her skills. Her mentor had disappeared and she is on her own trying to solve a murder... 
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