Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

9 reviews

margog2310's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

one of the most brilliant books I've ever read, can't wait to delve into Hellbent !!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Xenophobia, Excrement, and Colonisation

finnickdeservedbetter's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

Tropes & Themes

• Jewish Latina FMC
• Murder mystery w/ magic
• Dark academia 
• Secret societies 
• Niche magic powers
• Ghosts

Spice: low (mentions but nothing on page)

Representation: Jewish latina main character, black side character

"Mors irrumat omnia," Alex whispered. Death fucks us all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Gun violence, Slavery, Vomit, and Grief

Additional CWs:

child molestation/statutory rape gang rape, revenge porn, excrement consumption (by a bad person dw), institutional corruption

jelliestars's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Antisemitism, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Infidelity, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

whiterabbit_metta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

This is a fantastic book. While it is often heavy and hard topics, it is well done. I'm glad I read it and will read the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment

ktv'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

5.0

I loved this book. Perfect first read of the year. I loved the timeline being nonlinear. Foreshadowing was predictable at some parts in the beginning but at the end (last 25%) I had no idea what I was going to be hit with next.

Loved how the wheel symbolism came back fill circle. Also how Bardugo characterized Belbalm like I thought she had something to do with magic at first but then my scent was thrown off that trail because of how convincing the writing was saying that Alex just wanted a normal and calm life.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Slavery, Excrement, and Antisemitism

illiteratewench's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I still don't read much fantasy but I definitely like this urban fantasy, dark academia setting in Ninth House. I love Darlington and I love a golden boy bad girl dynamic! The multiple timelines worked for me, I was pretty interested (there's present time where Darlington has disappeared, the past year of Alex joining Lethe, and then into the past fleshing out Alex's life). The privilege and classism of academia is exemplified through Lethe, a secret society in Yale. Magic is used as another institutional power that furthers real world problems. It's secretive and only a top 1% can access it. It is used to hurt minority groups or vulnerable peoples. The plot is slow to start but really tense and addicting later. I really liked this book as well as Alex and Pammy warming up to each other and working together. The sequel Hell Bent is not as exciting as this one, but it still ties up plot ends and starts new ones, so I'll definitely still be catching the third book when it's out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Vomit

definitelynotnina's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

Exquisite vibes, very immersice

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Murder

Minor: Gore, Slavery, and Vomit

marigold_faye's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Slavery

nofunerals's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

even though this was an adult book i really liked it. i loved alex and im obsessed with darlingtons name, i cant stop saying it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment