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allonsythornraxx 's review for:
Ninth House
by Leigh Bardugo
21/05/2020
3.75 ⭐
"Her mother believed in faeries and angels and crystal visions, but what would she make of real magic? Could she grasp the ugly truth of it all? That magic was a commodity that only some people could afford?"
This was pretty damn good. It wasn't perfect by any means, the first 100 pages were a bit shaky and it felt like the author was still trying to find their footing but Bardugo really found her groove once she kickstarted the mystery aspect of the story! The book does hit a bit of a lull towards the end but, all in all it was an engaging read and I don't think it deserves all the hate it got when it first came out.
I'd be really interested to see if the people who gave this a low rating did so because they genuinely had a problem with the book/didn't like it or if it was because a bunch of YA readers who love the author were suddenly reading a dark, hard-hitting adult novel and then rated it harshly because of that.
I strongly suggest looking up triggers before reading and not just picking it up because you like the author's YA books. As long as you know it's dark academia and you're aware of the triggers, you should know exactly what you're getting into and whether or not you'll like it! This is a really atmospheric book, perfect for a rainy day, and once you're into it, it's super easy to binge-read so I definitely recommend it!
Trigger Warnings: violence, death, murder (on page, graphic), dead bodies (graphic depiction), autopsies, ritual, infected wounds, self-inflicted pain, drug use, overdose, anxiety, corpses, child rape (12, graphic), statutory rape (15), sex, assault, sexual assault, violence, past trauma (PTSD), loss of a loved one (past), grief, magical date rape drug, gore, drowning (on page), parental neglect and manipulation/abuse, racism, forced/drugged sexual assault of multiple women filmed on video circulated amongst a group of men, forced eating of human waste (to a rapist), talk of suicide, physical abuse, blackmail, use of words like whore, slut & bitch, toxic relationships, physical abuse for sexual pleasure (depicted negatively), bloodletting & self-harm
3.75 ⭐
"Her mother believed in faeries and angels and crystal visions, but what would she make of real magic? Could she grasp the ugly truth of it all? That magic was a commodity that only some people could afford?"
This was pretty damn good. It wasn't perfect by any means, the first 100 pages were a bit shaky and it felt like the author was still trying to find their footing but Bardugo really found her groove once she kickstarted the mystery aspect of the story! The book does hit a bit of a lull towards the end but, all in all it was an engaging read and I don't think it deserves all the hate it got when it first came out.
I'd be really interested to see if the people who gave this a low rating did so because they genuinely had a problem with the book/didn't like it or if it was because a bunch of YA readers who love the author were suddenly reading a dark, hard-hitting adult novel and then rated it harshly because of that.
I strongly suggest looking up triggers before reading and not just picking it up because you like the author's YA books. As long as you know it's dark academia and you're aware of the triggers, you should know exactly what you're getting into and whether or not you'll like it! This is a really atmospheric book, perfect for a rainy day, and once you're into it, it's super easy to binge-read so I definitely recommend it!
Trigger Warnings: violence, death, murder (on page, graphic), dead bodies (graphic depiction), autopsies, ritual, infected wounds, self-inflicted pain, drug use, overdose, anxiety, corpses, child rape (12, graphic), statutory rape (15), sex, assault, sexual assault, violence, past trauma (PTSD), loss of a loved one (past), grief, magical date rape drug, gore, drowning (on page), parental neglect and manipulation/abuse, racism, forced/drugged sexual assault of multiple women filmed on video circulated amongst a group of men, forced eating of human waste (to a rapist), talk of suicide, physical abuse, blackmail, use of words like whore, slut & bitch, toxic relationships, physical abuse for sexual pleasure (depicted negatively), bloodletting & self-harm