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Admittedly I read a lot of books. I mean a lot a lot. This is the follow up to Ninth House and I probably should've revisited that book before reading this one. There was so much I'd forgotten from the first book and as a result this wasn't the most fulfilling read ever. This is a dark one, friends so if that's not your cuppa perhaps pass on this one. #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

I loved this book even more than the first one 😍
Of course, it ended on another cliffhanger though.

NOT a fan of this cover but SUPER excited to be starting in on this next in series read! Thoroughly ENJOYED Ninth House so let‘s see what Hell Bent brings. 🤓📖

It‘s so cold and I will not be leaving the house until it gets warm. Loves Ninth House and very excited to start this! #botm

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This had more of an urban fantasy feel than the first book. I loved diving deeper with these characters - into their backstories and literally into the depths of hell! I especially relished the development of the indomitable Alex and the… ahem… glowing Darlington. It was equally dark and fun, and I was captivated for the entire twisty, demonic ride! #BOTM

Ahhh, I loved it! Darker and twistier than Ninth House, though once again I found a certain villain reveal to be predictable in a satisfying way. Then again, I‘m not sure I remember Ninth House that well so maybe it‘s not darker and twistier 😂 I do feel like it went deeper and the next book will go deeper still. I do believe that Galaxy Stern can save the world.

Obviously I‘m going to be dying for the next few years until the next one is released. #darlington #darkacademia

While I didn't enjoy this one nearly as much as Ninth House I still couldn't put it down. I need more!

DNFing for now. I may come back to it, but I am not in the mood for New Adult college age characters at the moment. I also may want to reread the first book before diving back in again, as it totally takes off from where book 1 left off with no style of recap.

Ok I‘m totally agreeing with @Erinsuereads on this one. Totally mixed feelings. I couldn‘t stop reading it and liked it but it was good not great. At times it even felt a little da Vinci code to me if that makes sense. Basically Alex will do anything to get Darlington back and who is really is and what she can do gets revealed in the process- along with everyone‘s deepest traumas and secrets. #Babbitt rabbit ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars.

Here is my blog for Hell Bent if anyone is interested!

https://mylifewithinthepages.wordpress.com/2023/01/26/review-hell-bent/

This is a very entertaining book that has some allegorical themes I think. The characters are very good and it‘s got a little something for everyone that likes fantasy and doesn‘t mind if the theme is patently absurd. It‘s the character development in the book and not the story that makes it engaging in my opinion.

Been to see Leigh Bardugo talk tonight.
A lot of nervous young women asking her questions - you could feel the love in the room! It was great ❤️

I don't know. My feelings are complicated on this one. Like, was it good? Yes. Was it great? No. Did I zip through? Yes. Did I always enjoy it? No.

I felt the same way about Ninth House too. There is something off about them but I keep coming back....

Also will never be able to look at a glow stick the same. Iykyk

Speaking of glow sticks....I have a book hangover. Everyone hit me with your favorite smut.

This week‘s #WeeklyForecast

Is sitting in your car outside your apartment for 40minutes the audiobook equivalent to “I couldn‘t put it down”?

Alex is determined to get Darlington back. She knows where to find him, the access is the tricky bit, not to mention actually getting him free and out of his prison.

This was dark, especially the flashbacks to the characters' pasts.

Bardugo showed again that she can write adult fiction/Urban Fantasy.

#JoyousJanuary #readathon
#SeriesLove2023
#Booked2023 #AboutAMonster

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So, excited to finally be picking this one up!!! Probably one of my most anticipated books of 2023.

Being from Wisconsin, I'll take that as a compliment.

Lunch and book!

My long-awaited January #botm , and my socks for completing the 2022 reading challenge, got here!

The shard isn‘t on litsy yet but I‘m excited to read urn #botm

Today, I‘m sharing a book I preordered on June 20, 2022. It has beautiful artwork inside the book too. This is the sequel to Ninth House. I haven‘t read Ninth House yet but I preordered the sequel to it.

“I‘m not good at lying.”
“How are you going to get better if you don‘t practice?”

Ahhhh. Need to finish #MidnightLibrary so I can start this. Finalllllyyyyyyy. Also can we talk about now upset I am that it arrived damaged!? 😭🫠

Trying to get as much reading done as I can before heading in to work! Starting today I am working nine days in a row! 😱 (send prayers! 🤣) I can't put this book down! It's absolutely explosive! I'm so torn between continuing to power through it, or trying to slow down to make it last longer! 💕📚 #catsoflitsy #rumpel

LOOK AT THESE BEAUTIFUL ENDPAPERS! 😱 And this is just the regular edition! 💕📚💕

Here I come, Hell Bent! 💕📚 I've been waiting since 2019 for this! 🎉🎉🎉

I almost forgot it‘s book release day! 🖤

Today's the most exciting book day I've had in ages. Besides a gifted book that I very much wanted, I also picked up these two preorders. Super excited about Hell Bent and trying to decide if I want to reread Ninth House first or not... 🤓

#BookMail on publishing day. Did not expect the delivery today. We'll, actually I did, but I got the tracking message that its out for delivery at about 7am, it's past 3pm now. That means either the new postie is very slow, or took a long lunch break.

Anyway, it's here. It's joined its siblings on #MountTBR. 😁

I am so excited for these two books! Only 3 days until HELL BENT (ie the Gentleman Demon of Lethe) and 3 weeks until Chain of Thorns!

Is anyone else dying in anticipation?!

I preordered Hell Bent and I‘m sharing the exclusive print that I received. I like it. It‘s so cool. I haven‘t read Ninth House yet but I still want to read it.

January #botm pick! Can't wait to read this one.

It was hard for me to only pick three this month! I think I should probably re-read Ninth House before picking up Hell Bent, so I don‘t mind that the box will ship a little later! #BOTM

January #botm are up! These are my picks. I also got the magnets as a reward for finishing the Reading Challenge. Hell Bent is a pre-order, so the box won't ship until the 10th.

Looking forward to a great reading year in 2023!
#newyearnewbooks

This is so exciting! On the one hand January 10, '23 feels so far away. On the other, I have so many books to keep me occupied until then.

I guess it's finally time to read my copy of Ninth House that's been sitting on the shelf for far too long 🐇