Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

1204 reviews

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

foramtastic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Murder

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

kellybee_'s review against another edition

Had some themes I usually try to avoid. Really well written though so I would recommend it if you’re not triggered by violence against women

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Murder

pugcaso's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

I found the description of Yale to be distracting, I couldn’t really get into the setting. But Bardugo graduated from Yale so that must be why. I think I was expecting a hard magic system since I was disappointed that many magic items from Lethe came out of nowhere to do exactly what she needed. But the main story is Alex. And Darlington’s. Two lonely people who have been abandoned in different ways.

Sandow took advantage of both. Speaking of Sandow, Bardugo added enough context for readers to piece together the murder mystery, and I love that. While I found Belbalm to be very suspicious and possibly working with Sandow, how could anyone piece together what she was up to? We needed more of Daisy’s background for this to land.

I loved Darlington and Alex’s growth. Dawes really grew on me too! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

unqualified_mc's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit

miaqt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

colonelwonkylilac'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

i have so many mixed feelings about this. the storyline was interesting but there were some details that just felt unnecessarily dark or grotesque. strange. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Vomit