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Ninth House

Leigh Bardugo (2019)

SubgenreDark Fantasy / Grimdark
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages480 (Chunky (400-600))
Series/alex-stern" #
SettingSecondary World
CSM age18+
Goodreads4/5 (409247)

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageStrong

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Synopsis

Galaxy "Alex" Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale's freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. In fact, by age twenty, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she's thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world's most prestigious universities on a full ride. What's the catch, and why her? Still searching for answers, Alex arrives at Yale and is tasked with monitoring the mysterious activities of its secret societies—well-known haunts of the rich and powerful whose occult rituals are more sinister, and more real, than anyone admits.

Tags

MysteryThrillerContemporary FantasyCrime InvestigationGothicLow Fantasy