Reviews tagging 'Murder'

La Neuvième Maison by Leigh Bardugo

845 reviews

trippyotter's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Mental illness, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Rape

ravenfaerie's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Gaslighting, Medical content, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship

shelbyrodger's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Rape, and Murder

tacita19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This book was amazing, but the first half of it is pretty slow paced. There is a lot of world building in the beginning or established to roles and key players at Yale, and that background is important to fully appreciate the final parts of the book but they are hard to get through. Please stick with it, the book is so well written and you will appreciate its slow start for the intense and twisting end!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

fionamclary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

The premise and plot of this book were excellently executed. Alex was a great main character, and I loved how she had a strong moral compass that still lead her to do grotesque things.

A couple minor but significant complaints:

The way Alex reacted to Darlington's behavior at the Manuscript party seemed odd considering she is a survivor of SA. While you could argue that she is sympathetic and understanding that the drug he got was a form of SA as well, considering how it affected him, that still doesn't make it reasonable that she'd just be fine with everything. This was jarring amidst Bardugo's otherwise decently sensitive and realistic portrayal of Alex as a SA survivor.

I found that Dawes was autism-coded, and that the way Alex describes her initially indicated that Alex dislikes her for her autistic traits. She seems annoyed by her adherence to rules, alienated by her single-minded focus, put off by her ever-present headphones and favoring the same comfortable clothes.

When Alex does finally get closer to Dawes, it's due to shared trauma, not because she sees that there's nothing wrong with the aspects of her that she was initially put off by.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gun violence, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Terminal illness and Cancer

robles2yggdrasil's review against another edition

Alright, I didn't finish the book because I was uncomfortable with the sexual assault and rape that happened in the book. Given I only made it to Chapter 17 (pg. 266), I loved the story and the universe and everything with the occult was great. However, the visualization of the sexual trauma was too much for me.

I added a toned-down, but inclusive overview of what transpired.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Addiction, Drug abuse, Excrement, and Cursing

Spoilers (Sexual Content and Rape): p. 122-123

This is a flashback to the main character's youth (12~13). She is sexually assaulted and raped by a ghost. While it doesn't go into every single detail, the actions are depicted and enough given to form a vivid image. Main insight: The main character learns that the ghosts, "Grays", can physically interact with and harm her.

p. 249-250, 259-260

This relates to a present roommate of the main character. Said roommate is drugged and raped during a party. A video is used to blackmail her. The main character goes to stop the blackmailing and finds additional videos of other girls. Uses slang for genital and degrading/pornographic language and imagery. Main result: We find out that the murdered victim, Tara, was making the purple drug with her boyfriend.

daralexandria's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Rape, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Death

itshrewsbury's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Rape, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Gore

Minor: Antisemitism

star_witch's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual harassment

danuu'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i was really excited for this book but sadly it just did not hit :/ cant decide if i should read the second one honestly i almost dnfd this one 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Rape