Ninth House
Our rating
Spice: none. Darkness: very dark.
Yale's secret societies do real magic, and Alex can see the ghosts who watch them. Bardugo for adults: grimy, angry and a lot darker than Grisha.
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Is Ninth House spicy?
No. Ninth House has no sex on the page. If there's romance it stays at kissing or happens off-page, so it's a safe pick if you want zero spice.
How dark is Ninth House?
We rate Ninth House 4 out of 5 for darkness (very dark). The big content warnings are sexual assault, drug or alcohol abuse, murder, harm to children. The full list is further down the page.
Do you need to read Alex Stern in order?
Ninth House is book 1 of Alex Stern, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is still ongoing.
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Content warnings
Show 4 content warnings for Ninth House
- Sexual assault
- Drug or alcohol abuse
- Murder
- Harm to children
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Details
- Series
- Alex Stern, book 1
- Series status
- Ongoing
- Pages
- 480
- First published
- 2019
- Genre
- Dark Fantasy
