Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

505 reviews

ainekate1's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

This book was not for me. I know others really enjoyed it but it took me about 60% of the way through to “get into it” but even then I feel like I wasn’t into it I just didn’t have to keep rewinding my audiobook anymore. It was confusing, rape and sexual assault thrown in for what felt like shock value, overall it was not for me. I will not be reading the sequel. I would’ve DNFed but wanted to finish it for book club and I have a hard time DNFing too.

It had an interesting premise with magical societies at Yale (think fraternities/sororities), but poorly executed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

ashlynbaer's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Genuinely could not put this book down. I read it nonstop for 7 hours. Can’t wait to get my hands on the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Xenophobia, and Classism

Minor: Antisemitism

indiaadodd's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

teddie_valetine98's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Sexual assault

gasleen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Vomit, and Abandonment

mayaep's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail

corabookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Overall plot was slow but lots of fast paced action scenes and stuff. Really liked the plot. Good combo of dark academia and fantasy and mystery. Got a little confused by the multitude of plot twists at the end but worked it out eventually. Alex is a fun character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

seetaslibrary's review against another edition

5.0

should've checked the TWs.. but such a good read regardless!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

robinlovesrain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

I didn't really feel gripped by this book until about halfway through - the pacing up front was a little slow, and there's a lot to learn about the world. But at about that halfway point, something tipped, and once the book had me, it HAD me. Dark and mysterious and violent and magical. Really really great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

samsbookcorner's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail