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Wer die Hölle kennt by Leigh Bardugo

165 reviews

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Death, Cannibalism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Blood, Stalking, and Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, and Gun violence

Minor: Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Abandonment, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Drug use

cybcha's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

i just love alex stern. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Drug use, Rape, and Violence

samreadssometimes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.5

i really liked this book. there were multiple plot twists i didn't expect but could have figured out if i paid more attention and didn't read this over four months. despite being a fun fantasy novel, it touched on important real world issues in an amazingly sensitive way. please write another!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Drug use, Violence, Cursing, Death, Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

marinasjd'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
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Grief, Misogyny, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Vomit, Confinement, Death, Slavery, and Blood

risaleel's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Body horror, Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Torture, Violence, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

Minor: Mental illness, Police brutality, Racism, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Sexual assault

maddiereadswords's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

1.5

Well, I liked this one better than the first one, so that's not nothing. I will say I think the pacing is WAY better in this one; it didn't feel like I had to slog through half the book to get to the plot, but the flip side of that is that there was SO MUCH going on in this one that it was almost too much. There's literally an entire side plot that makes absolutely no sense if you think about it for a second longer than Alex does, but then at the end, surprise! Turns out it's just a loophole to fix a problem that didn't actually have to exist (or that at least could have been solved more creatively, because this fully just felt so lazy to me, not gonna lie.)

Some of the characters are marginally less flat than in the first book--specifically Turner, Mercy, and Tripp--but Alex, Dawes, and especially Darlington still are absolutely not working for me. Also the beginnings of a romance getting shoehorned in at the end is just...sure, this might as well happen I guess.

At the very least, this book didn't make me as actively angry as the first one; I was mostly just bored and annoyed with all of the characters and with Leigh herself. Like I said with the first book, her prose isn't bad, and I think this one did a marginally better job at actually saying something than the first one did, but it still was not for me. If I hadn't been bullied into reading these books by my sibling I absolutely would have DNFed. I'm glad other people can enjoy them, but they are absolutely not for me. (That being said I will be reading the third one when it comes out because I love to be a hater. ✌ Maybe she'll surprise me and stick the landing, but I'm not counting on it.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Body horror, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Blood, Drug use, Murder, and Racism

christinereads1823's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

Another excellent book from Bardugo; I couldn't put it down. 
However. There are a number of new plot threads that seemed unnecessary at times, and I am honestly not sure how they will be tied up in a probable-but-not-yet-confirmed Book 3... or if they even can be. There is also more gore;

the continual references and visuals of the mangled dead rabbit

were viscerally uncomfortable for me. 
I enjoyed the theoretical aspects; the themes of good, evil, and what you have to do to survive; and the found family and forging of relationships. Who wouldn't go to hell and back for their friends and loved ones? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Death, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Gun violence, Drug use, Cursing, and Suicide attempt

faduma's review against another edition

So boring, pointless, nothing was interesting, people existing to exist. Overall disappointment 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, and Violence

chronicacademia'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Cannibalism, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

ashlightgrayson's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

This installment gave us a much more thorough exploration of the side characters in the story. I did miss Darlington being explicitly present throughout the story, but I feel like Bardugo made up for it with how interesting everyone else was. I appreciated that we got more one on one interactions between Dawes and Alex. Both of them are connected by how much they care for Darlington and their association with Lethe. However, as the story progresses, it is clear that both of them have more in common about their past than meets the eye. They also form a more solid trusting friendship as they go through the ups and downs of the plot. This sequel leaned in more to the horror aspects of the world. There are moments that delve into the dark history of Lethe and how magic has been used in the past for less than honorable goals. I found the plot points to be creative, but still neatly interwined. I'm looking forward to seeing how some of the seeds planted in this installment become relevant in the next part of the story. I think the first book is still my favorite between the two of them. However, I think this was still a solid sequel and I'm looking forward to see what comes next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Self harm, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Cursing, and Pedophilia