Ninth House

I love this book to death and back. The characters are really well built and the world complex. It was my first big book I read and I felt engrossed from the first page. I can't express how interesting and gripping it is. I wish I could read this for the first time again, even though I find cliffhangers absurdly frustrating. It's a must read that is literally impossible to put down and I will never shut up about it. This book will always be in my heart and in the back of my mind. I love you, Leigh Bardugo.

I am in Love with the writing style of this author, she manages to creat such a scary atmosphere. While also adding just the right kind of humor for me. I was so wrapped up in the story I could barely put my book down. You do gotta pay a lot of attention though so it wasn't an easy read especialy if you're not reading it in you first language. :)

Ich fand den Stil nicht einfach und die Sprünge innerhalb der Geschichte zwischendurch extrem störend. Auf der Hälfte des Buches hatte ich sogar überlegt abzubrechen. Das Buch macht es einem nicht leicht. Die Geschichte ist aber enorm gut und mit einem tollen Twist, den ich ungern verpasst hätte! Mein Tipp: die ersten beiden Bände hintereinander weg lesen. Vielleicht sogar auf den letzten Band der Trilogie warten und dann in einem durch lesen. Die Autorin konstruiert clever und selbst erfahrene Leser könnten von ihren Twists in der Geschichte überrascht werden. Sehr schön. Kann ich empfehlen und warte auf den Abschluss mit Neugierde. (Das Englisch ist stellenweise recht anspruchsvoll... dict.cc hilft!)

The only thing I knew about Yale was, that it is an university in the U. S. and I had never thought that a book about its societies could be so good. There are various things that make "Ninth House" a great novel, the writing style of Bardugo (which allows every reader to become a part of the story), the dark but magical rituals, the increadable story strucutre or the exciting riddle laid out infront of us. But for me the best thing about "Ninth House" is the main charater Alex. She is not a good girl that smiles to everyone and has a nice life, but she is strong and despite her dark (criminal) past honest to the reader on every single page of the book. Her brave and strength has inspired me and the writing style of Bardugo did the rest and moved me to tears, made me laugh and made me think about our word as well. This book is a must-read for every fan of Leigh Bardugo or Naomi Novik and I recomend it to everyone who likes exciting, breathtaking an magical storys that tell us relentlessly of human abysses. However, I have to warn everyone who reacts sensitive on brutality, etc. to be carefully by reading this book because it tells us as I said ruthlessly about every detail of the truth.

The Ninth House from Leigh Bardugo is an awesome, dark and twisted fantasy novel. The main character Alex Stern has to find her way through an University full of mysteries and currupt Yale members. Already having a hard time keeping up with university, Alex has to deal with a series of unexplainable murders. Being able to see ghost, Alex has to find a way to solve the crime and survive the harsh campus life. I really liked the novel. It shows how hard life can be for people, who do not come from wealth or high education, particulary for women with foreign roots. Alexs character is dark, sarcastic and a bit unhinged, which I find refreshing and fun. A must read for all Leigh Bardugo and dark fantasy fans.