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Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

105 reviews

janchamp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Blood, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, and Excrement

tranvnguyen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative inspiring 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

4.5

I want to give this 5 stars but after doing the reread, it’s just so dense information wise that I’m not sure I could get through it again.  It also took until 55/65% of the way through to really get good.  But when when it gets good, buckle up buttercup!  Literally, it’s such a wild ride.

I love this cast of characters as well!  They are all so lovable and funny, and I would protect them with my life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

scholastic_squid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense slow-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

Leary of how this would turn out since the beginning was slow but once I hit 1/3rd of the way — look out! Periodically, I would return to the prologue and re-read it and I would get a better understanding of what was happening to Alex. I loved how the timelines merged and then the punches kept coming. 
Galaxy “Alex” Stern ended up in the last place she ever thought she’d be - Yale - with a free ride without having applied for college. All Alex wanted to do was get high and avoid seeing all the ghosts that crowded her life every day. Especially after the experience she had with a ghost assaulting her, ghosts shouldn’t be able to touch her or anyone for that matter but they are and the only thing that keeps them at bay is when she’s high. 
After waking in a hospital to find her best friend and an entire apartment of people brutally murdered, she’s offered a trip to Yale for her special abilities as long as she starts training  to monitor the eight houses - skulls and bones, book and snake, wolf’s head, manuscript, scrolls and key, Aurelian, st Elmo, and Berzelius. The houses are practicing occult magics and need to be monitored so that they do not open any doors they cannot close. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

aimeemg155's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

emperor_aj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Vomit, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Cursing, Racism, Sexism, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

nopebook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Stalking

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Violence, Alcohol, and Classism

dylandalton's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Bullying and Excrement

jeggert10's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Misogyny

r0r0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

3.0

Start was really slow and disorganised, should have been edited to be chronological rather than jumping. Ending was really good, saved the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

hippievamp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious 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: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Addiction, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

there is an intense and extremely vivid description of attempted rape on a twelve year old.