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A review by bbrassfield
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
4.0
As someone who quite enjoyed Bardugo's YA Six of Crows, I came into reading her first book for adults, whatever that really means, with great anticipation. After a little bit of a muddled start which I chalk up to the author's decision to move rather quickly between past and not-so past, the Ninth House rewards the patient reader. The narrative really gets moving after the disappearance of one of the main characters, and the story concludes in a great place as we wait for a second novel starring the very likeable Galaxy Stern.
Along the way the reader is introduced to a whole lot of cool New Haven ghost and magic lore that all tie together well in the main tale. I found myself slowing down near the end because I didn't want this fun ride to be over. The world is kinda fucked right now and my country, the US, in particular since we have a giant cheeseburger for President, so I really appreciated the ability to duck out into Alex's world. This isn't really a spoiler but I really wish I could see Grays (what Galaxy/Alex call ghosts) the way she does. Eagerly awaiting the next novel in the series.
Along the way the reader is introduced to a whole lot of cool New Haven ghost and magic lore that all tie together well in the main tale. I found myself slowing down near the end because I didn't want this fun ride to be over. The world is kinda fucked right now and my country, the US, in particular since we have a giant cheeseburger for President, so I really appreciated the ability to duck out into Alex's world. This isn't really a spoiler but I really wish I could see Grays (what Galaxy/Alex call ghosts) the way she does. Eagerly awaiting the next novel in the series.