Hell Bent - Leigh Bardugo

Hell Bent

By Leigh Bardugo

  • Release Date: 2023-01-10
  • Genre: Paranormal Fantasy
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 544 Ratings

Description

#1 New York Times BestsellerGoodreads Choice Award Winner

"A tour de force of suspenseful pacing and empathetic writing." ―The New York Times

"All hail the queen of dark academia!" ―NPR


Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. The Ivy League is going straight to hell in the sequel to the smash New York Times bestseller Ninth House from #1 bestselling author Leigh Bardugo.


A BEST BOOK OF 2023: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BookPage, Powell's, and more!!

Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy “Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory—even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale.

Forbidden from attempting a rescue, Alex and Dawes can’t call on the Ninth House for help, so they assemble a team of dubious allies to save the gentleman of Lethe. Together, they will have to navigate a maze of arcane texts and bizarre artifacts to uncover the societies’ most closely guarded secrets, and break every rule doing it. But when faculty members begin to die off, Alex knows these aren’t just accidents. Something deadly is at work in New Haven, and if she is going to survive, she’ll have to reckon with the monsters of her past and a darkness built into the university’s very walls.

Thick with history and packed with Bardugo’s signature twists, Hell Bent brings to life an intricate world full of magic, violence, and all too real monsters.

Reviews

  • Outstanding sequel

    5
    By bkgh249
    Sophomore slump who? This was excellent. I loved every little twist. Well-written, relatable, darkly funny, just delightful. Give us book 3 right meow.
  • Worth the wait

    5
    By Lfinley3
    I have been waiting for this since about three days after Ninth House was released. When I started reading, I had forgotten enough that I then need to reread Ninth House first. I felt like I was never going to get to finish this story. Now I’m so grateful that there’s more and that I get to feel that way a little longer. This is one of my all time favorite series. Well written, amazing characters and perfection in the form of world building. Read this and be grateful that it’s not over yet.
  • Most excellent

    5
    By rollmansf
    Unlike her YA grisha novels, this series shows the authors’ true capabilities. Gritty, funny and moving. I loved it.
  • Wow

    5
    By joyfulone1
    These 2 books should be made into a show and/or movies Every character is real and she does an excellent job making you believe in each one.
  • Amazing

    5
    By Hugopoogo
    Loved every second of it.
  • The tension is killing me

    5
    By nonniereads
    I loved this book and all the emotional twists and turns that came with it. The tension between Alex and Darlington is killing me though…
  • OBSESSED

    5
    By nyc20068
    I annoyed my friends about this book the entire week that I was reading it. I couldn’t get enough of it. Still haven’t. I feel like Not Tripp, so hungry for more. I loved the way LB changed povs when they entered the Gauntlet. And most of all I loved darlingstern. They were INSANE
  • Absolutely fascinating.

    5
    By allie:))))
    Could not stop reading. The characters, witty jokes, newly opened storylines. One of the best books ever written.
  • Excellent sequel

    5
    By kbkoenen
    Thrilled to read it. Can’t wait for the next.
  • loved it!

    5
    By audrraaa
    i think a lot of things have improved with the second book, the pacing sticks out the most to me. i especially loved all the character development we got for a lot of my favorite side characters especially Turner. i’m gassed for the next installment honestly.

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