Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

986 reviews

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

jessb915's review against another edition

I have been very into the dark academia trend and was excited for this book! Unfortunately, I had to dnf after a scene where a child is assaulted (see content warnings). It was a graphic description—unnecessarily so, in my opinion. I want to maybe give this book another chance, as so many people have gushed about it. I have heard there are other triggering events that might prevent me from returning to this one though. Just not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use

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

playfulplatypus's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

Exquisite. It’s sort of like if Harry Potter was written specifically for adults with a female protagonist. I never wanted it to end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, and Murder

cpallennn's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence

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

jlk's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

djmysteryflavor's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

blobry's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

1.75

Should have known that such a wildly popular book would ve disappointing. This is just a r*pe fantasy story with a skin of magic on top.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

booksense's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail