Reviews tagging 'Death'

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

923 reviews

shannonsnell's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Rape

sydoodle's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

REALLY REALLY REALLY hard to get into. i'm glad i did though. leigh bardugo and i have a weird relationship where i read all her books but im not sure what it is that keeps me there. alex's name being galaxy is insane. that was so long. time for the second one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Excrement, and Alcohol

euphvrian's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

was a bit slow getting into it, but once i reached about 3 quarters in, then it really did feel like i was fully engrossed in the story. after finishing, looking at the full story and progression, the world building and character interactions built so much depth and clarity that helped support an amazing finish

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Classism

olorin85's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kellirogue's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

dontquotekonthat's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

giul_emme's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Bellissimooooo l'ho divorato, l'ho letto anche di notte invece di dormire. Esattamente my cup of tea, un dark academia fantasy ambientato nella contemporaneità, con magia, morte, omicidi, un caso da risolvere, una serie di fili sempre più intrecciati, personaggi ambigui, confini labili tra i "buoni" e i "cattivi". La trama è intricata ma solida, i personaggi ben costruiti, le atmosfere rese benissimo. Mi è piaciuto molto l'alternarsi delle trame temporali, tra l'inverno (il presente) e l'autunno (il passato, anche se passato da poco), che poi confluiscono nella sera della "sparizione" di Darlington, e da lì vanno avanti insieme. Anche il prologo ambientato a inizio primavera, quindi ancora più avanti, crea una forte aspettativa, il tutto ti tiene incollato e non ti fa perdere mai l'attenzione. Mi è piaciuto tantissimo il personaggio di Darlington, il meno presente in assoluto perchè nel presente è già sparito, ma anche la impacciata e riservata (ma non sempre) Dawes, che scopriamo poco a poco. Ma anche la nostra protagonista, così caparbia, così arrabbiata, spaventata, forte, fragile, così piena di emozioni con cui è facile empatizzare, anche quando sono molto forti.
Insomma, datemene con un cucchiaio. Non vedo l'ora di leggere il secondo. Bello bello bello. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence and Vomit

ataccata's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Rape, and Violence

vel629vet's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I tore through this book in less than a week. Parts were incredibly bleak but it was such a wild, spooky right. I was a little disappointed when the first ‘reveal’ happened toward the end, because it left me thinking it was a pretty simple solution to what seemed like a huge mystery. Then BAM BAM BAM twist after reveal after twist… Bardugo’s writing is incredible. Immediately starting book 2. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, and Blood

taffiness's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Definitely need to have all your focus and brain power in this book when reading, otherwise you’re gonna miss something and be lost forever! 😝 but I really became invested after powering through the first bit that was a bit trying. 

Dark academia, murder mystery! 

I am keen to get my hands on the next book in the series for sure! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Excrement, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail