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Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

74 reviews

prairieraven's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Car accident, Gore, Addiction, Body horror, Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Rape, Abandonment, Sexism, Slavery, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Sexual content, Violence, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Vomit, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Cursing, Police brutality, Racism, and Toxic friendship

paduckling's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Drug abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Classism, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Vomit

teresathistle's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Animal death, and Drug abuse

imjustmaria's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

svblvna's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

hell is empty and all the devils are here

listen, as a Darlington girlie from day one, this book has given me so much and i am so very grateful.

all in all, the Yale lore, the academia, the magic, the gentleman demon, the yearning, the found family... all of the ingredients to make my heart full and to leave me satisfied! this book really took me by surprise with how much more 'fantasy' it felt than Ninth House and although i would've liked a deeper dive into the secret societies and the academic side of things, i was so engrossed in the twists and turns of the story that i don't even mind. i was already deeply attached to Alex, Dawes and Darlington so i was also just very happy to see more of them and that probably influenced my enjoyment of this book but i still think this is completely on par with the first one! it's different for sure and the vibe is spookier and somehow darker despite some moments of levity but it's such a good sequel.

here's to hoping we get news on the third book soon and that it will be as good as the first two were! (i'd also love some news about the adaptation once the strikes are over, pretty please) i trust you Leigh, do your worst.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence and Drug use

Minor: Suicide attempt

delaneybull'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I really liked this when I was able to sit and read it for awhile, but for some reason it was a slog to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gore, and Sexual assault

alliemikennareads's review against another edition

4.0

Like Ninth House, I can’t tell if I liked this or not…but I was sucked into the story world and felt the writing was great. And I’d read a third book in the series to know what happens next. But I equally feel like it was… just fine? So unlike anything else I read that it’s hard for me to decide? Idk. Idk. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Stalking, Gore, War, Murder, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Death, Self harm, Sexual violence, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, and Blood

massivepizzacrust's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

4.25

I love the characters in this series and how they're being developed. I can't believe I slept on this series until now, the intrigue is killer and the world is so present on the page.
I would say I found the plot a little less enjoyable than in Ninth House - I always get bored when characters move between the same couple of settings a lot. I thought Michelle's side plot didn't really get developed, especially for the ending it got. But I'm really curious about where we go from here. Much like the first book, the crew kind of accomplishes the main task but also generates way more problems.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Animal death

tallulahlucy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

If you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you’ll probably love Hell Bent - but bear in mind this is not YA and please mind the tags 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Animal death, Violence, Blood, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Addiction and Rape

Minor: Suicide, Torture, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Self harm, Body horror, and Sexism

alwaysellana's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Self harm, Rape, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Torture

Minor: Death, Body horror, Misogyny, Addiction, and Death of parent