A review by finnickdeservedbetter
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

Tropes & Themes

  • Mysterious murders
  • Magical secret societies 
  • Descent into Hell
  • Demons and ghosts
  • Corruption
  • Reclaiming power

Spice: low (sexual language used but no explict scenes)

Representation: Jewish latina main character, black side character 

That was the truth of magic—blood and guts and semen and spit, organs kept in jars, maps for hunting humans, the skulls of unborn infants. The problem wasn’t books and fairy tales, just that they told half the story, offering up the illusion of a world where only the villains paid in blood, the ogre stepmothers, the wicked stepsisters, where magic was just and without sacrifice.

Everyone who knows me, knows I'm a big Ninth House fan. I literally have a tattoo for it on my wrist and I recommend it to everybody...this was better.
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