"Readers will be wowed." â??Publishers Weekly (starred review) 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. "Bardugo's imaginative reach is brilliant." â??Stephen King 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 purgatoryâ??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. A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.… (más)
I was a little annoyed at the various time jumps that took place in the beginning of the book. I hate that trope in TV shows and movies where they show a scene from the ending as a hook at the beginning and to me, that's just lazy writing. It interrupts the flow of the story and doesn't usually serve the story. I'd rather see the story progress naturally. But that's a minor pet peeve of mine. Overall, I found the book to be very enjoyable, although many problems could be avoided or eased if Alex would just communicate with people more. There were almost too many villains in this one, what with the demons, the vampire, the antagonistic adults, and the drug dealer. But it somehow worked. The story resolved in a mostly satisfying way. I hated what happened to Tripp at the end and felt that Alex and crew should have tried harder to get in touch with him when things were really dangerous. I feel like it might seem that I'm complaining a lot, but I really did enjoy this book. ( )
3.5 stars. I didn’t particularly like Ninth House, but I thought I would give the author another chance as I loved all the Grishaverse books. I did enjoy this one better. I didn’t get bombarded by all the information about the societies or Alex’s background and this plot was much more concise. I think we got more information about the characters which helped deepen the connection. I still think this could go quite a bit further though, I just don’t care what happens to these characters in the future. I did connect with the descriptions of Dawes’ soups though and would really love to see a recipe book! ( )
The "memory refresh" required for a sequel was very weak here. There were so many details from Ninth House that I didn't recall and which were glossed over early on. Still, a fun read for all that. ( )
Ignorant they of all things till I came And told them of the rising of the stars And their dark settings, taught them numbers, too, The queen of knowledge. I instructed them How to join letters, making them their slaves To serve the memory, mother of the muse.
Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound Inscribed above the entrance to Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University
Culebra que no mir morde, que viva mil anos. May the snake that doesn't bite me live a thousand years.
Alex approached Black Elm as if she were sidling up to a wild animal, cautious in her walk up the long, curving driveway, careful not to show her fear.
"Readers will be wowed." â??Publishers Weekly (starred review) 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. "Bardugo's imaginative reach is brilliant." â??Stephen King 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 purgatoryâ??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. A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.
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