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Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

68 reviews

thearielleview's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual content and Police brutality

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Forced institutionalization

jdamae11's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

 ** spoiler alert ** Bardugo excels at putting together misfit crews, and the one in Hell Bent had promise from its stronger foundation in its predecessor, Ninth House. The characters all have great potential, but I would have loved some time for them to breathe and for us to get a feel for their relation to one another, more of a “why” to get at their loyalty to each other. This book is filled to the brim with plot & at times I felt suffocated by the action of the book. However, let’s talk about how they do a HELL HEIST. Hello!?? I was LIVINGGG for this and really locked in for about the middle 100 pages of the book when the buildup for this event and the actual event is happening, and then the rest of the book is just kind of doing the absolute most. I enjoyed the heavier Horror genre lean in this book, thought it was scarier than Ninth House, and the collegiate First-Gen low-income narrative was really relatable. One thing I think is done really well is capturing the feeling of being trapped when you just do NOT have resources—especially in a U.S. context—and how ever-present that burden can feel. I really feel for Alex and relate to her so much in this regard. I think this book overall was a stepping stone to the rest of the planned series Bardugo has for the main protagonist, Alex Stern. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

ehmannky's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

A Hell heist! What a treat! I loved seeing Alex and Dawes get closer in this novel, loved them bringing in more people into their little circle of trust, and I loved seeing Alex come more into her own in this novel. If the past installment had her embracing her past as part of her, then this one had her growing into a leader, even as she struggles with processing all that has happened to her. I appreciate that this series shows trauma as an ongoing experience that doesn't really go away just because you accept that it happened--it's always a struggle to process the worst things that have happened to you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

britreadsbooks_'s review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

quinzel_14's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

ardhyahayu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

I love reading about heist which required unlikely crews determined to get the job done, get attached to each other in witty banters and form a bond like found family

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, and Sexual harassment

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malissac's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness

dodgeremerson's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

aliciafin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide attempt

bumbee's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury