Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

6 reviews

sunriseat0519's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

At first it was kinda hard to get into the but but after the first 50 pages, when I developed a general understanding of the way this society world thingy worked, the story got interesting. I still didn't think it would catch me as much as the Grishaverse-books from Bardugo would but then THE ENDING.
I was screaming. Amazing! Never would have guessed that twist!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Grief, and Murder

elzibub's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Mental illness, Rape, and Vomit

egmamaril's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

Thoroughly captivating with silky smooth prose that enhances the occasional dark chuckle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Excrement

Moderate: Mental illness and Medical trauma

Minor: Ableism and Antisemitism

alenert's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Loved this! The first chapter was confusing, but after that things started to make sense to me. (There’s also a list of the different societies and what magic they use in the back of the book, which could be helpful before you start/while you’re reading.) There were elements of twists that I guessed, but never the full extent of what was going on. Loved how it all came together, and after about halfway I didn’t want to put it down. I also loved that it’s dark and kind of serious, but then Alex will say something super snarky or there will be some real-world relatable things that made me laugh. I appreciated the moments of levity and reality within this dark magical world!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Rape, Violence, Excrement, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, and Blood

Minor: Ableism

theotheleo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Cursing, Sexual violence, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty and Blood

skelliecrow's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Excrement

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Grief