Wrong recently, and Lethe is lying and telling everyone that Darlington is on a Him, especially without Darlington at her side.ĭarlington has gone missing. But then she never gets much respect from She doesn’t get much information from Detective Turner, Lethe’s

Is told from the past, back in fall when he first began training Alex.Īlex’s POV begins around the time of a murder near the Told from the present, which is wintertime in New Haven. Preparing to pass the torch to Alex, the freshman Dante (apprentice) who willīe the Virgil at Lethe next year when Darlington has graduated and moved onįrom the university and its secret societies. He’s a senior at Yale, a Virgil (trainer) in Lethe. Golden boy: handsome, preppy, and raised in a wealthy family. And thanks to her mentor Daniel Arlington,Īka Darlington, she’s not as lonely as she expected to be in this newĭarlington is the opposite of Alex in every way. Thanks to the university cafeteria, Alex is no longer To give her the clothes and lifestyle that would help her fit in or at least go Her hippie mother was loving but wasn’t able Her new life is a far cry from her years of being hungry andīeing laughed at for her oddities. The end of this recap about the eight houses.)Īlex agrees to the dean’s offer and is soon transported It’s called the Ninth House, the one that serves as a regulating Give her a full ride to Yale if she joins Lethe, one of the university’s secret With all of this unbeknownst to him, Dean Sandow makesĪlex an unbelievable offer at her hospital bedside.

Alex is right-handed and is thus easily acquitted.īut her friend Hellie was left-handed, and the ghost of the girl inhabitsĪlex’s body for long enough to kill the men who contributed to her death. It’s easy to see the perpetrator was left-handed by the pattern When her best friend Hellieĭies of an apparent overdose at a party, Alex attacks all the men with aīaseball bat. Slowly discover that Alex committed the murders. Is at her bedside asking about the Grays, aka ghosts, that she’s been able toĪlex doesn’t admit to it at the time, but as readers we

When Alex wakes in the hospital, Dean Sandow from Yale Her boyfriend Len and best friend Helen (Hellie)īoth die in the attack. Galaxy (Alex) Stern is the only person to survive a ***** Everything below is a SPOILER ***** What happened in Ninth House? If you are wondering what happened in Ninth House, then you are in the right place! Read a full summary of Ninth House, book #1 of Leigh Bardugo’s new series, right here! This page is full of spoilers, so beware.

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