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wanted to do a quick reread before finally reading hell bent. imo, of the recently released dark academia novels, this is one of the best. bardugo creates an interesting world with a compelling plot. i also think the way the plot & the intricacies of the novel unfold comes across very naturally, just the right amount of letting people be confused before slowly unveiling the mysteries & magic system etc.

none of the characters in her stories have held up to the cast of six of crows, but that is a high (and gay) bar to meet, so it's understandable.

this book discusses sexual assault/rape. it is not described in graphic detail, but it is briefly described and comes up multiple times throughout the novel, so i would keep that in mind if the topic is a trigger.

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iworshipcthulhu's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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thebriannacollins's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

** spoiler alert ** OKAYYY, I know I'm a bit late... like a whole month late (talking to my book club) but omgoshh. So first off. I got a Kindle on Friday... and I do not care... YOU READ LIGHTNING SPEED on that thing. it's literally insane. The way a book I was reading for two months turned into like 4 days and then done was crazy. But on to the book.

Okay so at first the book was slow, too descriptive for me and all that. BUT WHEN I TELL YOU... It hit that scene where the gama ghost thing slammed her head into the refrigerator at a gas station and I was like WHATTTT. And Ive been in my seat ever since. It ended up being so good to me. And definitely has show potential. Like those teen shows like TVD, Supernatural, Teen Wolf. Like it ate. Like after those over a 100 pages of slowness it was totally worth it. I forgot about how slow the start was. I honestly feel like the book didn't start until that scene lol. I loved my main girl Alex, she was straight-up savage after she was done pretending and I loved it. I loved Dawes, I wish I learned a bit more about Darlington though. Maybe I'll get that in the next book.

I do want to read the second one.

There was some TWs tho... Her and her friend went through some crazy stuff.

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veskumelooni's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.5

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cscheue's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What a ride. At first I was genuinely annoyed by all the references to history & literature, etc I definitely did not understand, but damn did the story sink its teeth in until I was just willingly eaten alive. Hell Bent here I freaking come.

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ghostcoffeeshop's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

4.0

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