Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

329 reviews

20sidedbi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Brilliant but WOAH check the content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Police brutality, Classism, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape, Slavery, and Vomit

chickenjoeinthewild's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, and Murder

Suicide

belletex's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Great series fantastical dark but mature

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, and Murder

skylar5385's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Even though I found this book sort of confusing, I very much enjoyed it. I couldn’t stop reading it. I think the first book set my expectations for how this world/ storytelling is, where things just don’t quite make sense. But that’s okay because Darlington is out of hell! Looking forward to the third book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Murder, Animal death, Death of parent, and Addiction

mary_stormageddon's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I loved this book. LOVED it! I have completely fallen in love with Alex, Dawes, Turner, Tripp, and Darlington. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Blood, Police brutality, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

jesshart8's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

jeggert10's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Cursing

Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, Abandonment, Racism, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Police brutality, Classism, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Suicide attempt

sylexlibris's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Violence

frawst_disasta_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I have read this book three times.  I absolutely love this book.  Alex brings us back to Yale.  She’s now Dante.  Sure, she still presides over rituals.  But she’s focused on saving Darlington.

And that’s this book.  A book about what lengths a person will take to save someone else and the maybe just maybe a person will go too far.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Misogyny and Sexism

pikkumarja's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

En ymmärrä, miten tämä sarjan kakkososa kalpenisi ensimmäiselle. Oikeastaan pidän tästä yhtä paljon! Tässä kirjassa on paljon arvoituksia, juonittelua ja ihaninta found family -materiaalia ikinä. Tykkään todella paljon tällaisista dark academy -estetiikalla ja -tunnelmalla ratsastavista fantasiakirjoista.

Pidän erityisesti siitä, miten hyvän ja pahan rajapintaa käsitellään. Voiko kahdessa paikassa ja kahdessa roolissa elää yhtä aikaa?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Torture, Sexual violence, and Drug use

Minor: Vomit