2021/097: Ninth House -- Leigh Bardugo

2021/097: Ninth House -- Leigh Bardugo

... magic wasn’t something gilded and benign, just another commodity that only some people could afford... [p. 401]

Alex Stern -- brown-skinned high school dropout, small-time dealer, and sole survivor of a gory drug-fuelled massacre -- has been granted a second chance, a full scholarship to Yale, an escape from her LA roots. Her imposter syndrome is wholly justified, but she's been recruited to Lethe, one of Yale's ancient secret societies, for her unique ability to see and interact with ghosts.

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