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Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Racism, Torture, Police brutality, Grief
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Classism
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Classism
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Fire/Fire injury
Their powers were connected now. Bound by hellfire.
Whatever survived in hell wouldn’t be the Darlington you know.
Demons aren’t smart, Dawes had once told her, they’re cunning. Alex had to wonder how many people had said the same thing about her.
This book!! This author!! What the HELL!! Leigh Bardugo, please never stop writing. This was a masterpiece. It was everything. It is everything.
The character development we see in all of these side characters, Dawes, Tripp, Mercy, Turner… it just makes me so proud of them. They all have such interesting arcs and it’s incredible to see them grow and see how far they’re all willing to go for one another.
The storytelling was phenomenal as usual. I have read all of the Grishaverse and have fallen in love with so many of Ms. Bardugo’s characters and storytelling, and I was not disappointed this time. Yet another amazing cast, yet another amazing way of storytelling. She is such a talented writer- the prose is witty, smart, and sharp. I admit at the start of Ninth House I felt a bit lost, but with Hell Bent I was ready to hit the ground running, and boy did Leigh Bardugo make me sprint! Also, I am lucky to have been to Yale before on a brief visit, and she really captured the town and it’s essence so well. I felt like I could picture where everything was going down and I adored the world building that she did for this story. There were so many little details that I was enamored by.
Okay, this next section I’m spoilering the whole thing, but I will say it’s about Darlingstern, so read at your own risk.
Lastly I will just say, the ending??? Are we getting book 3?? Has she said anything about this?? I want more, immediately.
Five huge gorgeous beautiful shining stars to Ms. Bardugo & Hell Bent.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racism, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Police brutality
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Rape
Minor: Suicide
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Abandonment, Classism
Minor: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail