A review by beccam22
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

Read this if you like:
🔍🔪 Murder Mysteries 
🎓🕯 Dark Academia 
🪄✨ Urban Magic 

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This was pitched to me as a magical dark academia with Yales secret societies and while that is true I don’t think it does it justice. At its core it’s a murder mystery within the magic community of secret societies at Yale. The magic is so well done and both cozy and dark. 

I have my issues with this but I think what was well done over shadows them <spoiler/>
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