A review by raegandchambers
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.75

Okay, I want to preface this by saying I loved the plot and the story. I read the Familiar first and was nervous about Ninth House because I was afraid it would have the same type of ending. Let me say the ending was amazing. The story felt well thought out. The prose was amazing. This story was great!

HOWEVER and this is a big however the way in which the sexually explicit scenes were handled was bad. There were ways to go about telling that part of the story without going into that much detail. I didn't read reviews or look up trigger warnings and I wish I would have. After I read two of the three scenes I had to put the book down and watch some wholesome videos. I didn't know if I would finish the book because of them. Ultimately I am glad that I did because I enjoyed the rest of the plot. But I wish I had known so that I would have been prepared. However because of that I am not able to give this book too high of a rating and I know that is a personal issue. But it really really threw me off. 
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