
Ninth House
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Narrated by:
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Lauren Fortgang
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Michael David Axtell
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By:
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Leigh Bardugo
About this listen
'Impossible to put down' STEPHEN KING
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER FOR BEST FANTASY OF 2019
AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF OCTOBER 2019
A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST
IN DEVELOPMENT FOR TELEVISION WITH AMAZON STUDIOS
BY THE BESTSELLING CREATOR OF THE GRISHAVERSE
AND THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES SHADOW AND BONE
STEP INTO THE WORLD OF NINTH HOUSE
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Galaxy 'Alex' Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale's freshman class. A dropout and the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved crime, Alex was hoping for a fresh start. But a free ride to one of the world's most prestigious universities was bound to come with a catch.
Alex has been tasked with monitoring the mysterious activities of Yale's secret societies - well-known haunts of the rich and powerful. Now there's a dead girl on campus and Alex seems to be the only person who won't accept the neat answer the police and campus administration have come up with for her murder.
Because Alex knows the secret societies are far more sinister and extraordinary than anyone ever imagined. They tamper with forbidden magic. They raise the dead. And sometimes they prey on the living . . .
'One of the best fantasy novels I've read in years' LEV GROSSMAN
'Ninth House rocked my world' JOE HILL
'I wouldn't blame you for taking the day off to finish it' KELLY LINK
'Mesmerising' CHARLAINE HARRIS
'Compulsively readable' KIRKUS
'Atmospheric' BOOKLIST
'The fantasy novel of the year' THE I
Alex Stern is a tough, non-academic girl from California. She has a unique ability to see and interact with greys, or ghosts as we know them. This makes her the perfect candidate for recruitment into the mysterious society Lethe House, who oversee the supernatural exploits of Yale’s secret underground societies. She has a steep learning curve on both the academic and mystical fronts, as she barely manages to survive her first year of college, despite the loss midway of her friend and mentor, Darlington. And that’s the mystery... where is Darlington, and who is responsible for his disappearance?
🖤 Alex Stern 🖤
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Hard to get into
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Perfect break from typical fantasy
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Like
- I liked the world building in this story. It reminded me of a Harry Potter esque world but it's grittier.
- I liked the use of magic, it wasn't as extravagant as some fantasy books. I really liked the subtlety of it.
- I love the protagonist!! I just really enjoy it when you're following someone competent.
- I liked some of the side characters. I really enjoyed the fact that you got to know them.
Didn't Like
- The pacing, this book starts out very slow. I had my 1.5x speed on for the most part cause of how I thought how slow the reading was. It could be the reader, it could be the book itself however it took me a while to get into it.
Overall if you can survive the start and manged to stay a little more than halfway through you will be sucked in, into a really cool detective-like story with supernatural and Harry Potter elements sprinkled here and there.
Slow but intriguing
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Ninth House
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Wonderful
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really pulled me in
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murder mystery with ghostly and magical elements
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So clever and engrossing
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Loved it
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