A review by booksandcurlz
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The start of this book was slow, I had stopped reading once or twice before I decided that I would try the audiobook which made the experience better. 

I did like Galaxy “Alex” and her flaws made her feel real. Now Darlington felt so self-righteous and entitled he was just impossible to like, I am not sure if this is just how Bardugo writes her heros, but I felt for Darlington the same I felt for Mal on SaB. Trust me a loathe book Mal. Back to the review of this book.

I loved the setting, the dark academia with the secret societies and the magic was fun to listen to at times. I felt so bad for Alex in not having a connection with her late father’s family. 

The mystery - this was probably my favorite part of the book since I love sleuthing in books and solving cases like the one solved in this book. I like that this part of the storyline has resolved by the end of the book.
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