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torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
- 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
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
kproctor2's review against another edition
- 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
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??
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
blissofalife's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Police brutality, and Stalking
theotheleo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Racism, Torture, and Blood
Minor: Emotional abuse, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury
starsnotshadows's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I do think Hell Bent gets more gorey (or I could be completely forgetting how intense Ninth House was) so reader beware.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Drug abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
helenferg's review against another edition
- 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
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
kimmag92's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
beebeewin's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Police brutality, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexism
locajohanna's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
cady_sass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
The entirety of this novel is about Darlington, which, as I said in my review of Ninth House, we don’t know nearly enough about nor did we spend enough time with him in the first book to actually care about him. Everything else about the world they built falls away and the only thing that matters is finding Darlington and bringing him home, and the hell that comes along with it (pun intended). To that point, it’s completely nonsensical and out of character for any of these characters to care about Darlington too, except for Pam who is by far the best part of the whole book. Tucker has no reason to join them in their endeavors. The friend (I literally already forget his name) has no reason to risk his life here. ALEX has no real reason here either- they make a point, over and over again, to tell us how she feels nothing and everything she does is self serving. NONSENSE, all of it.
I get that this might do it for some people but for me it’s a let down. I’m sorry, I just don’t care about Darlington. Give me more secret society shady dealings and unsanctioned rituals and detective work and leave the hell portals at home.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism