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A review by chelsss_ann
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
5.0
𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯-𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨—𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘱 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘵, 𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.
Ok, so I loved Ninth House, but I think Hell Bent actually beat it out. I can't believe I was so late to the game on this series (just read Ninth House a last week). This might be my newest series obsession. Which is bittersweet because now I have to wait for the rest of the series! This review has spoilers, so if you don't want to read those, stop here. But just know, I highly recommend both the series and Hell Bent in general.
Hell Bent picks up exactly where Ninth House leaves off. I love Dawes's character development and her determination to bring Darlington back from hell. And the background we learn about Turner and Tripp just makes you grow to love their characters even more (and the ending with Tripp - I honestly love it). And let me tell you, demon Darlington is definitely way more attractive than the Gentleman of Lethe. His experiences in hell just bring out a new side of him that is still Darlington, but just much more suitable to Alex (in my opinion).
I love how this series is really set around Alex but shows her growing her chosen family and learning to really stand her ground and stick up for both herself and those she loves. And while I love a good romance, the little bits and pieces of romance are just enough. I want this to be fantasy and about a badass female with just touches of romance - not the sole focus on romance - and that's just what these books have been so far.
Ugh, I just want to gush and gush about this book. But trying to put my feelings and thoughts into words is just difficult because of how much I loved this book. I really hope there are special editions made at some point because I will be snapping them up ASAP.
Ok, so I loved Ninth House, but I think Hell Bent actually beat it out. I can't believe I was so late to the game on this series (just read Ninth House a last week). This might be my newest series obsession. Which is bittersweet because now I have to wait for the rest of the series! This review has spoilers, so if you don't want to read those, stop here. But just know, I highly recommend both the series and Hell Bent in general.
Hell Bent picks up exactly where Ninth House leaves off. I love Dawes's character development and her determination to bring Darlington back from hell. And the background we learn about Turner and Tripp just makes you grow to love their characters even more (and the ending with Tripp - I honestly love it). And let me tell you, demon Darlington is definitely way more attractive than the Gentleman of Lethe. His experiences in hell just bring out a new side of him that is still Darlington, but just much more suitable to Alex (in my opinion).
I love how this series is really set around Alex but shows her growing her chosen family and learning to really stand her ground and stick up for both herself and those she loves. And while I love a good romance, the little bits and pieces of romance are just enough. I want this to be fantasy and about a badass female with just touches of romance - not the sole focus on romance - and that's just what these books have been so far.
Ugh, I just want to gush and gush about this book. But trying to put my feelings and thoughts into words is just difficult because of how much I loved this book. I really hope there are special editions made at some point because I will be snapping them up ASAP.