Ninth House

I have no idea what I want to rate this book. It was a lot. It was really long and slow building but knowing it's going to be a series I feel like it has potential. I think my four star rating is carried by the last 30% of the book. The ending really kept me engaged and I didn't see any of it coming. The twists and turns were amazing, it was just the getting there that was hard for me to get through. I understand the DNFs because I almost did too, but it was worth it in the end. There were a lot of interesting moments that kept me engaged it just felt like it took forever to get there. I think Ninth House is a really complicated book with a really intense story that just keeps winding itself deeper and deeper building the world and the mystery in a way that's dark and mysterious. I appreciate what Leigh Bardugo has done here but I'm still not entirely sure my feelings about it as a whole? I'm basically just super confused. I think I liked it, but I'm not sure how much?