Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

About this episode

The episode discusses 'Ninth House' by Leigh Bardugo, featuring themes of Ivy league frats and magic.

Ivy league frats, magical pencil pushers, and an ALL NEW SEGMENT OF THE POD!? This week we read "Ninth House" by Leigh Bardugo and it was a doozy. Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday! Here’s the Season 21 reading list: Rose in Chains by Julie Soto Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Powerless by Lauren Roberts The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney Quicksilver by Callie Hart Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .

Topics covered

• Ivy league
• fraternities
• magic
• books
• literary merit

Keywords

• Ninth House
• Leigh Bardugo
• book discussion
• literary critique

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Ninth House

Books & works: Ninth House, Rose in Chains, Heated Rivalry, Powerless by, The Secret of Secrets, Remarkably Bright Creatures, Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney Quicksilver by Callie Hart

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• The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown (w/ Johnathan Fernandez) · May 12, 2026 · 2h 12m
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt · April 28, 2026 · 1h 21m
• Powerless by Lauren Roberts · April 14, 2026 · 1h 43m
• Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid w/ James Coker · March 17, 2026 · 1h 41m