A review by simplykatherina
Hellbent by Leigh Bardugo

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? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Once again I want to travel to Yale solely to see the architecture described in this book. I felt like we got really good character development from everyone in this story, and I connected with Alex way more in this book than in the first one. I also really enjoyed the snippets taken out of diaries and catalogues that were sprinkled throughout the book because they actually related to the story and weren’t used solely for world building purposes. 

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!
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