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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed this book! Way more than the first one tbh and I’m looking forward to the third. It picked up a lot and I loved the depictions of Hell and the descents. Bardugo has me hooked on the storyline!
adventurous
slow-paced
Do I like these characters? Idk
Is this romance or do they just talk about erections?
I don’t give a crap about Galaxy’s drug past.
Idk yall. I’ll probably read the r third installment but 💁🏻♀️
Is this romance or do they just talk about erections?
I don’t give a crap about Galaxy’s drug past.
Idk yall. I’ll probably read the r third installment but 💁🏻♀️
this worked well as a sequel. it kept a lot of the same magic from the first one, and added some interesting new aspects. the climax wasn’t great for me just bc i hate dream sequences vehemently. i honestly do not give a fuck about darlington and he is far too horny on the main for me. i’m interested to see where this series goes but i’m not completely sold on it. the first one was definitely better :/
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
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
Leigh Bardugo does duologies and intense complicated fucked-up deeply devoted relationships like no other.
It took me a very long time to get through this book and I can't really determine why. It's heavy, dark stuff and I could only take it in small doses. That's generally not a problem for me, but it was with this. I don't think that's any reflection of the book not being amazing but more a reflection of my mental state. Regardless, I finally finished and it was worth it! As was Ninth House, Hell Bent is all the things! Can't wait for the next one.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I didn’t love this quite as much as the first (maybe a bit too much Hell and maybe could have been 100 pages shorter) but it’s a fun fall read.
Hell Bent was a wild ride. The book had this strange, almost surreal energy, where it felt like everything had already been laid out, yet it still managed to surprise me. That last hour? Totally unexpected. Just when I thought I had a grip on things, it threw another curveball.
The psychological depth was fascinating—how it explored the characters' minds made everything feel raw and real. It wasn’t just about the mystery or the dark elements; it also dug into emotions, grief, and memory in a way that felt deeply human.
Some moments had me completely shocked, especially the part about Michelle—just a full-on what?? moment. And that section about disposing of a body, about not knowing how to grieve for people you stopped loving long ago? Absolutely haunting. The book balanced these heavy, almost poetic ideas with an eerie, gripping narrative.
Overall, Hell Bent was strange, unexpected, and emotionally intense. It felt like it said everything, yet somehow still had more to reveal until the very end.
The psychological depth was fascinating—how it explored the characters' minds made everything feel raw and real. It wasn’t just about the mystery or the dark elements; it also dug into emotions, grief, and memory in a way that felt deeply human.
Some moments had me completely shocked, especially the part about Michelle—just a full-on what?? moment. And that section about disposing of a body, about not knowing how to grieve for people you stopped loving long ago? Absolutely haunting. The book balanced these heavy, almost poetic ideas with an eerie, gripping narrative.
Overall, Hell Bent was strange, unexpected, and emotionally intense. It felt like it said everything, yet somehow still had more to reveal until the very end.