Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

69 reviews

jakobmarleymommy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

melissafelicia's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death and Vomit

ronan_lesh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Drug use and Torture

molly_storm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I put off listening to Hell Bent for ages after getting it on Audible, because I figured I would really need to focus on it - the time skips in Ninth House had really baffled me at first but by the end everything made sense so I figured this one would be the same. 

I was definitely not disappointed in the plot! Three nights in a row, I stayed up past 4am listening to this audiobook after going to bed. It flows beautifully - I know a lot of people have said that it’s too fast or feels rushed but I disagree wholeheartedly. 

I’m excited for the story to continue in the 3rd one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Classism

By and large, the above triggers I feel are present are handled appropriately and are not there for gratuitous reasons.

bbooklight's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

the puzzles are the highlight of this book for me. i loved that it seemed to expand upon everything that needed expanding from the first book. there are, i would say, too many callbacks to lines made in the book; an exceptional amount of cheese toward the end. 

also, little slut demon boy darlington. i’ll serve you til the end of days is said way too much. we get it, he’s a raging sub.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Racism and Trafficking

arobear's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I liked the way the narrative was structured in Hell Bent better than Ninth House, especially since I was expecting the shifting viewpoints.

I really love how the journey into hell was described by each of the players and delved into more of the complexity of side characters.

I'm even more invested in Darlingstern now (first het relationship that I've felt actual chemistry with in a LONG time) and I'm looking forward to the next book in the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Blood

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, and Torture

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

krystans_library's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It was different from Ninth House but a good read. 
I didn’t mind the ending except the weird awkward tension between Alex and Mercy didn’t need to happen in the first place but then wasn’t resolved; there wasn’t as much emotion or vulnerability between the group as I would’ve liked or expected; and the tension between Alex and Darlington wasn’t even mentioned like ya girl fought for a year and went to hell twice for you and you’re now supernaturally bound to her bc she saved you from hell and will “serve her forever” but y’all can’t talk about that huh? I get being scared of the demon but you just got your friend back after life or death fights, where was the emotion??

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kassidyreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

helenferg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail