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Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

55 reviews

black_cat_iiix'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Blood, Body horror, Sexism, and Animal death

Minor: Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Misogyny, Medical trauma, and Murder

aprilbethp's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Racism, Rape, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Sexism, Animal death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Police brutality, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Minor: Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

internationalreads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense fast-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

There must have been so much pressure to write this sequel, but it’s even better than the first book!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Torture, Violence, Gore, Grief, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Classism, and Sexism

kimmykelly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Addiction, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Gore, Murder, Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

britreadsbooks_'s review

dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Sexism, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Drug use, Colonisation, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Racism, Slavery, Animal death, Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

toffeefuchs's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Sexism, Death of parent, and Vomit

Minor: Drug abuse and Suicide attempt

soniajoy98's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Racism, Addiction, Animal death, Grief, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Drug abuse, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Medical content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Classism, Colonisation, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

em_of_swags's review against another edition

dark 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

i have so many mixed feelings about this book, might rate this after i talked to someone about it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Vomit, and Blood

Moderate: Racism, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Torture, and Sexism

Minor: Slavery, Police brutality, and Body shaming

imogenlj's review

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

I love the feeling of anticipation when starting a book I know I’ll enjoy, and the wait was worth it. Bardugo expands the world she created in Ninth House and the characters, especially Alex, develop naturally in response to Darlington’s absence. Reading about Alex’s time at Yale drummed up such an ache for the learning that I missed from my time at university, and Hell Bent’s magic was just as perverse and compelling as before.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Blood, Cursing, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Grief, Slavery, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Excrement, and Police brutality

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• 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

Rating: 5/5 stars

The sequel to Ninth House, Hell Bent continues the story of Alex Stern and Lethe, the Ninth House of Yale.

Hell Bent has been one of my most anticipated books for YEARS now, and I am so excited to report the wait was WORTH IT. The sheer brilliance of Leigh Bardugo’s mind astounds me—this book is impeccably researched and flawlessly believable even while describing an actual journey to hell. The story has multiple disparate threads, but they all weave back together seamlessly in the end (even picking up on things left over from the first book). And the action and excitement is pretty much nonstop, leaving you on the edge of your seat for the majority of a nearly-500 book (not an easy feat).

There isn’t a ton more I can say without spoilers—there remains one plot thread I really want to finally see expanded in book three (“I have appetites…” …IYKYK) but the deliciously slow unraveling of the story is part of the charm of this series, and of Bardugo’s writing, so I can’t be too upset.

Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: dark academia; fantasy series; found family vibes

CW: Death/murder/violence/blood; animal death/cruelty; mention of a suicide attempt (off-page)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Misogyny, Sexism, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Police brutality, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Vomit