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pineconek 's review for:
Ninth House
by Leigh Bardugo
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Reasons I thought I wouldn't like this book: the main character is unironically named Galaxy and it has magic in it.
I'm shallow that way. But the more I read, the wider I'm willing to cast my net. And I'm so happy that I gave this one a try.
Alex (the aforementioned Galaxy) sees dead people. And while her teenage life fell apart due to a string of bad decisions, she is mysteriously recruited to study at Yale. That is, on the condition that she will provide oversight over the magical workings of the eight key secret societies. What follows is a dark academia- infused story of vengeful ghosts, manipulative college frat guys (idk how best to phrase it but that plot line was great), predicting the future in human entrails, and lots of fodder for done good conspiracy theories.
In short: good clean fun.
Recommended even if you don't think of yourself as a fantasy reader, and especially if you enjoyed Babel (that's currently the only book Ive read that I can compare this to). The audiobook narration was great and worth your while. 3.75 stars on SG rounded up to 4 on GR.
I'm shallow that way. But the more I read, the wider I'm willing to cast my net. And I'm so happy that I gave this one a try.
Alex (the aforementioned Galaxy) sees dead people. And while her teenage life fell apart due to a string of bad decisions, she is mysteriously recruited to study at Yale. That is, on the condition that she will provide oversight over the magical workings of the eight key secret societies. What follows is a dark academia- infused story of vengeful ghosts, manipulative college frat guys (idk how best to phrase it but that plot line was great), predicting the future in human entrails, and lots of fodder for done good conspiracy theories.
In short: good clean fun.
Recommended even if you don't think of yourself as a fantasy reader, and especially if you enjoyed Babel (that's currently the only book Ive read that I can compare this to). The audiobook narration was great and worth your while. 3.75 stars on SG rounded up to 4 on GR.