Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

159 reviews

skylar5385's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

Even though I found this book sort of confusing, I very much enjoyed it. I couldn’t stop reading it. I think the first book set my expectations for how this world/ storytelling is, where things just don’t quite make sense. But that’s okay because Darlington is out of hell! Looking forward to the third book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Murder, Animal death, Death of parent, and Addiction

mitchelldavis1997's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Animal death, Blood, Addiction, Body horror, Suicide, Death of parent, Drug use, and Suicide attempt

jesshart8's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

jeggert10's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Cursing

Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, Abandonment, Racism, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Police brutality, Classism, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Suicide attempt

pbandjane_library's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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: Violence, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use

pikkumarja'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

4.5

En ymmärrä, miten tämä sarjan kakkososa kalpenisi ensimmäiselle. Oikeastaan pidän tästä yhtä paljon! Tässä kirjassa on paljon arvoituksia, juonittelua ja ihaninta found family -materiaalia ikinä. Tykkään todella paljon tällaisista dark academy -estetiikalla ja -tunnelmalla ratsastavista fantasiakirjoista.

Pidän erityisesti siitä, miten hyvän ja pahan rajapintaa käsitellään. Voiko kahdessa paikassa ja kahdessa roolissa elää yhtä aikaa?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Torture, Sexual violence, and Drug use

Minor: Vomit

caitkrar's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Police brutality, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Murder, Animal death, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Grief

szuum's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Classism, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

Minor: Drug use and Suicide attempt

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I still really enjoyed this book, but the major themes differed greatly from what I loved and what intrigued me in the first book. This book was less dark academia/Yale and secret society lore, which I missed. And while the plot had plenty to twists and turns, some parts were slow and I didn’t really see where the book was going. This book takes the series in a different direction than the first, and I’m not sure if I will like that direction as much as the first book. Though I’m excited to read more in the series and see how it goes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Cursing, Violence, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Bullying, Gore, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Body horror

Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Animal death, and Medical content

hippievamp's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Blood, Murder, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Bullying, Gun violence, and Medical content

Minor: Chronic illness, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Rape