Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

27 reviews

tomasalbanez's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

MEU DEUS. QUE LIVRO BOM! A história te prende enquanto o mundo de Alex desabrocha na sua frente. A mudança de perspectivas é perfeita! No final eu mudei umas 5 vezes entre "como ela vai conseguir terminar a história nesse livro" e "como vai ter mais coisa pra ser contada no livro seguinte". Um começo maravilhoso, um meio intrigante e um final extremamente satisfatório. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gore, Blood, Sexism, Rape, Excrement, Violence, Murder, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

jelliestars's review

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

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

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

emeraldrina's review

dark emotional 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

5.0

Wow this book was so good! Outside the restrictions of YA we really see Bardugo’s full range of skills. The characters, the plot, the mystery, all the incredible details of the world - beautifully mixing truth and fantasy - are perfectly crafted. I loved seeing all the little true facts and places of New Haven and Yale and the various societies. And they were seamlessly woven into the story so that it never felt like we were getting info dumps or extraneous detail. At first Alex annoyed me, but the more I learned about her past and motivations the more I loved her. So many of her snarky quips are stuck in my head now and I can’t get enough! I can’t wait to read the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Drug use, Vomit, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Excrement, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Murder, Rape, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Drug abuse, Abandonment, and Blood

Minor: Cancer

patienceholmes's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.75

Want to make it very explicit that the SA referenced in the content warnings in one instance refers to a minor/p*dophilia. The scene is very graphic. Be safe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment, Gore, Grief, Sexism, Torture, Racism, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Vomit, Antisemitism, Cancer, Classism, Cursing, and Gaslighting

bi_n_large's review

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Gore, Drug abuse, Murder, Death, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Cancer

horizonous's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.25

Intriguing enough that I want to continue with the series, I think? Honestly I'm not sure if I just finished this because I listened to the audiobook at almost 2x speed while reading along. I'm going to try the second book in the hopes there's more actual Darlington in it and then we'll see..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, Excrement, and Gore

Moderate: Murder, Terminal illness, Blood, Racism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Vomit and Cancer

◦ Drug abuse = incl. being drugged

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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

I am a wreck. I am devastated. I am almost 100% sure this is my new favorite book ever. I am currently lying on my floor in a puddle of my own tears trying to feel normal again. How am I supposed to move on when this book exists???? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Vomit, Body horror, Drug use, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Death, Abandonment, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Cancer

earofthedog's review

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Love this personally, but would highly recommend checking out the triggers/content warnings if you're thinking about reading this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexual assault

Moderate: Blood, Drug abuse, Death, Addiction, Violence, Classism, Sexual violence, and Drug use

Minor: Cancer

hellofromdylan's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Classism, Blood, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Cancer

ktv's review

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.

Spoiler

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

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

Minor: Slavery, Cancer, Excrement, and Antisemitism