Reviews

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

cjblandford's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

I was a little annoyed at the various time jumps that took place in the beginning of the book. I hate that trope in TV shows and movies where they show a scene from the ending as a hook at the beginning and to me, that's just lazy writing. It interrupts the flow of the story and doesn't usually serve the story. I'd rather see the story progress naturally. But that's a minor pet peeve of mine. Overall, I found the book to be very enjoyable, although many problems could be avoided or eased if Alex would just communicate with people more. There were almost too many villains in this one, what with the demons, the vampire, the antagonistic adults, and the drug dealer. But it somehow worked. The story resolved in a mostly satisfying way. I hated what happened to Tripp at the end and felt that Alex and crew should have tried harder to get in touch with him when things were really dangerous. I feel like it might seem that I'm complaining a lot, but I really did enjoy this book. 

lydiacolleen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

yemilhead's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

hayley98's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

gracieknowles's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

atvreads's review

4.0

Alex Stern is still my faaaaaave.

misterythemermaid's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

olivegrove's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

denisemastenbrook's review

4.0

I wish we could do half stars. This was between a 3 and a 4, with frankly, a worry for awhile it was going to be a 2. There are parts that are really great and parts that seemed really repetitive. I went with the 4 over a lower rating because I will read the next book to see how they wrap up a few things.

em1923's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

4.75