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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.

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10 chapters
this one is already moving quicker than book 1 (thank goodness!)

(view spoiler)[ huh, so He IS back and he IS a demon. Interesting about the horns and the collar thing

I like how they figured out where it might be
awful that Alex is sucked back in to the drug world and they are keeping an eye on her mom. awful

and poor Dawes. I hope she's able to help! I think she's sad he didn't talk to her! And she does so much to help Alex! (hide spoiler)]

20 chapters

(view spoiler)[ well. . .
I'm glad she pulled Mercy in. I think she's a good fit. I hope she gets along well with Dawes
I'm not sure about adding Turner but I think they are out of options and time

I wonder why she wasn't thinking Wheelwalker or whatever when she saw the aged husk of the women. Is that what. . .Daisy from the last book - isn't that what she did when she hopped bodies 0r when she needed more energy? I wonder what's out there and what's going on

oh and hate the new guy - the Preator I think is his title. . . lol

and I wonder how they are going to handle this gauntlet thing. I don't think we know who is going to protect them. Is THAT what they are going to use Turner for? (hide spoiler)]

30 chapters

(view spoiler)[ wow, I was really hoping she would get caught. I thought they might actually get him out
that was awful and now they have all brought something horrible back. I the vampire/demon slant seems feesible

I wonder where it goes form here (hide spoiler)]

and I'm done

(view spoiler)[I didn't love it but I didn't love the first one either. I like that we finally get to know Darlington. It was frustarting to only know him so long as the little bit that Alex knew

I like his new horns and his new demon ways. It makes him less stuffy and, hopefully, means he'll actually be helpeful. I really hope Mercy stays okay. I still really like Dawes and I was glad she was rooting Alex on instead of just giving them Alex to save Darlington
I'm glad Turner stuck with them but understand his pushing for distance now

and leaving Demon/Vampire Tripp alive was a surprise! (hide spoiler)]