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A review by hannahsnerdycorner
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I loved this book! It did take a while to get into due to the extremely detailed set up of the world and the flashbacks - but these were done very well and left a lot of mystery to unpack still, even if you weren't concerned by the murder that happens at some points.
There's a large cast of characters and yet you still feel that all of them are fleshed out and detailed. You really grow to love the three main characters even though all three have clear negative traits - another thing that makes all of the characters so good, nobody is perfect.
My main complaint is that it took me a while to get into this book, though that may be due to the reading slump I'm currently fighting my way through, but mainly it was due to the highly descriptive chapters which made reading physically slower for me. However it is a very complex world/magic system so it needs a lot of explaining - at least Alex is new to it all too, so you often learn alongside the character.
There's a large cast of characters and yet you still feel that all of them are fleshed out and detailed. You really grow to love the three main characters even though all three have clear negative traits - another thing that makes all of the characters so good, nobody is perfect.
My main complaint is that it took me a while to get into this book, though that may be due to the reading slump I'm currently fighting my way through, but mainly it was due to the highly descriptive chapters which made reading physically slower for me. However it is a very complex world/magic system so it needs a lot of explaining - at least Alex is new to it all too, so you often learn alongside the character.