Hell Bent

by Leigh Bardugo

The sequel to Ninth House was worth the hype! I was so intrigued by Ninth House that I ran out and got Hell Bent as soon as it was out. I really enjoy the world Leigh Bardugo has created at Yale, with the secret societies and Leathe. I can picture the school in my mind when I'm reading, it makes me want to visit New Haven for real.

Alex and Dawes are back at it again, trying to figure out how to get Darlington back from hell. When we left off they had just figured out that Dean Sandow was the reason for Darlington's disappearance and all of the murders around campus, well now he is a hell beast and they need to save him before it's too late. His demon form haunting them from Black Elm, testing them at every move. With more murders happening on campus, are they tied to whats going on with Darlington? Or is there another Dean Sandown in the town?

With more monsters like Vampires coming into the picture, there are more elements to the magical world than there were in Ninth House. Alex and Dawes team up with Turner to go to hell and restore Darlington to the normal world. I really enjoyed this novel as it was more action and less about the societies. We also got to see more into some of our favorite characters back grounds, and Mercy became one of my favorite characters.

There's a new character named Tripp who you just cant help but like, he's a bit dumb and spoiled, but he becomes a lovable character as the story goes on. I really enjoyed what Leigh Bardugo did with his character in the end as well. She ended the novel kind of open ended, will we be getting a trilogy? or more?