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_likethefruit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction and Drug use
Moderate: Body horror, Sexual violence, Gore, and Classism
Minor: Slavery
sheebsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Stalking
twocats_witchery's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual violence, Death, Blood, Gore, and Sexual assault
catmac91's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Violence
Minor: Gore
simplykatherina's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
This book had the ability to be dark and creepy without feeling overwhelmingly so, which I really appreciated. I felt that the pacing really worked in this book, and even though it took a while to get to the crux of the story it didn’t feel like anything was unnecessary along the way.
I definitely thought that this was a duology so I feel a little bamboozled by that, but I’m anxiously awaiting book #3 now!
Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, and Animal death
Moderate: Slavery
itsheyfay's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Stalking, Vomit, and Gun violence
Minor: Child death, Slavery, Drug use, Racism, and Suicide attempt
saucy_bookdragon's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
In this sequel, the crew is trying to figure out how to get into hell. Its an overall improvement on the first book! Its got a more intriguing and unhinged plot, Alex and the side characters have a lot more personality and development, and this is more solidly dark academia (especially with a focus on mythology and theology, we also finally find out what Alex is majoring in it's English). And where I found Ninth House to have inconsistent pacing and a disappointing answer to the mystery, I was m0re engaged with Hell Bent and the ending had me gagged!
Though I do wish this had addressed some of the other problems from book one. In particular, Alex still has some stereotypes tied to her Latina identity and Hellie is still not a character outside of Alex's own trauma. Though this book doesn't make these problems worse, it could have improved them.
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Death, and Animal death
Moderate: Racism, Misogyny, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Minor: Sexual assault
ashwiebe's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Gore, Death, Grief, Addiction, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, and Police brutality
evarose5's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Sexual content, Gore, and Murder
serena_hien's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Gore