A review by jennilathrop
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

This is a really good book. Sometimes it dragged alittle bit, but not enough to put me off the book or the series. I really like that Alex is a very complicated "hero". She isn't good, but she's not necessarily bad. The book does end on a cliff hanger, but the primary story is resolved in a way I didn't completely see coming.

Spoilers
The Dean killed Tara because he wanted to create a nexus of power so that the St. Elmo group could build a new tomb/house. But the Dean wasn't correct on how to create a nexus. It wasn't the murder of a woman. It was actually the English professor who was eating the souls of women like Alex who could see ghosts. The professor was actually the body of the Bridegroom's finance's (Daisy) handmaid. And she consumed the souls to give her long life. The Dean did try to kill Darlington by having him eaten by a hell hound. But Darlington was probably turned into a demon and the next book is when Alex and Dawes try to save him. And I think he became a demon because he probably killed his grandfather. Yeah. Convoluted but I think it worked.
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