There’s the usual challenge of trying to pass her classes (her background as a low level drug dealer in L. Alex (Galaxy) Stern, now the Virgil of Lethe, the house that monitors the use of magic by Yale’s famed secret societies, has a lot on her plate. Our story begins a few months after the literally spellbinding conclusion of Ninth House in which Darlington was sent to Hell by a now dead dean. But for those of you who have… here goes. Hell Bent is the second book in Leigh Bardugo’s Alex Stern series and will likely to confuse those who haven’t read the first. 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.Ī Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.Have you read Ninth House? Because if not–and you’re a loon if you haven’t–this review is a waste of your time. 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. But when faculty members begin to die off, Alex knows these aren't just accidents. 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 Galaxy 'Alex' Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory-even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale.įorbidden 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. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back.

'Bardugo's imaginative reach is brilliant.' –Stephen Kingįind a gateway to the underworld. 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.

'This fervently delivered audiobook engrosses the listener through every twist and turn, making this sequel nearly impossible to pause.'- AudioFile Magazine (Earphones Award)

'The magic and violence of 'Hell Bent' comes to life in audiobook form.' - USA Today

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