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Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

1521 reviews

_laurenslittlelibrary_'s review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Excrement, Death, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Medical content

linkwoodpub's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Excrement, and Drug abuse

loudonuts's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

opening with several tedious chapters of Yale circlejerking was already a huge turn off. i expected to eventually like the main character- the author desperately wants you to- but i never came around on her. the institutionalisation of the magic was the most interesting part, but there was not enough substance to it. i can see that the author wanted to tell a story about the consequences of privilege and power in NINTH HOUSE, but for me, nothing truly satisfying was done with that premise. it is mostly a basic whodunnit with a main character that is handed answers rather than the reader being able to piece it together. a generous 2 stars from me, but only because of the hints of an interesting magic system.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Torture, Blood, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Grief, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

shawnaontheshelf's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

lizzie24601's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

Leigh Bardugo's writing chops are as strong as ever - strong enough to keep me going even amid unbuilt characters and a few too many sexual assault cases that were never remarked upon again afterward. The intended audience might just be Yale alums like Bardugo herself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Addiction, Blood, Grief, and Child abuse

Minor: Cancer

emilymonks's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

20sidedbi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is brilliant, but if you aren't prepared for an unflinching story of a hard life of a girl who has been plagued by SV her whole life, I'd recommended not reading it until you are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gore, Death, Blood, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Grief, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Body horror, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Classism

kissjjong's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

heather1001's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Body horror, Addiction, and Sexual violence

marmsies's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Rape