I was doing that thing where you read a paragraph and then read it again (3 times) because you realize you weren’t paying any attention at all…I found the pacing in this book to be excruciatingly slow. There was nothing that kept me turning the pages other than self-determination and it came to a point where even that wasn’t enough. To start things off (very bluntly), I got bored. They are intended for two different types of demographics and Ninth House deals with some very heavy “adult” themes. A caveat though this book and everything about it (aside from it being Fantasy) really shouldn’t be compared to the Grishaverse or Leigh’s previous books. I’ve read a lot of people opinions on how it gets better and I’m holding on to that for the next time I try.
I want to give this book more of a chance but as it stands now, this was not for me. It’s partially why I didn’t give it a rating firstly because I couldn’t even get halfway and secondly, because I think I might return to Ninth House at a future date. I’m also very blatantly stating this now… because I DNFed this book, this review isn’t going to be able to provide any summaries, commentaries etc etc. I’m still not certain that this review will get all my thoughts across. Leigh Bardugo continues to be my queen of fantasy, this one was just a complete and utter miss for me. dnf don’t think I have ever been more disappointed in myself for not being able to love this book. It gave back the world all lonely children longed for. It revealed the heart of who you’d been before life took away your belief in the possible.
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