Genre-
Fantasy | Classics | Adventure | Best Seller | Award-Winning | Classic Literature | Top Rated | Fiction
Audiobook Summary-
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo is a must-read for dark academia enthusiasts and readers looking for urban fantasy thrillers with magic and mystery. This sequel to Ninth House tracks Alex Stern as she tries to navigate Yale's treacherous secret societies underworld in a desperate attempt to save her mentor, Darlington, from a horrific purgatory. hell-bent on breaking the rules of the living and the dead, Alex recruits the assistance of some unexpected allies, such as members of Lethe and her reluctant friends. They all discover a larger conspiracy that includes ancient rituals, forbidden knowledge, and the university's darkest secrets. As she juggles her school life with the burden of her supernatural work, Alex has to deal with the PTSD of her past and the repercussions of her abilities. Bardugo creates a haunting, immersive world with ghostly terrors, moral ambiguity, and razor-sharp dialogue. The stakes are higher, the monsters scarier, and the divide between good and evil more nebulous. Hell Bent is a haunting, emotionally charged odyssey that combines occult suspense with character-driven narrative, making it a gem of the modern fantasy genre.