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Chargement... Hell Bentpar Leigh Bardugo
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This was a really fun book! I’m so obsessed with this series. I enjoy how we learn more about the other characters in the story. Even though the primary character is still Alex, this book also focuses on a team being built, everyone bringing something different to the table. I don’t want to spoil anything, I just want to say how much fun I had reading this, and diving more into this world Bardugo has created for us. ( ) When my reserved copy of [b:Hell Bent|60652997|Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2)|Leigh Bardugo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1648744814l/60652997._SY75_.jpg|55016610] arrived in the library I needed a reminder of the preceding book, [b:Ninth House|43263680|Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)|Leigh Bardugo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553102141l/43263680._SY75_.jpg|53348200]. That I read back in March 2020, the week before the first lockdown, and I retain very little memory of what happened in it. (My review tells me it was enjoyable.) I remembered that the protagonist can see ghosts and that a character was in hell, but not how or why. Neither could I remember what any of the characters looked like, so eagerly seized upon visual details in [b:Hell Bent|60652997|Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2)|Leigh Bardugo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1648744814l/60652997._SY75_.jpg|55016610]. After reading this summary (spoilers for [b:Ninth House|43263680|Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)|Leigh Bardugo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553102141l/43263680._SY75_.jpg|53348200], obviously), I managed to follow events just fine. The main focus of the plot is on attempts to recover a main character from hell, while dealing with the administrative and supernatural consequences of the previous book's events. This proves exciting and compelling, as there are plenty of twists and setbacks. The depiction of magic is pleasingly uncanny Mercy had changed clothes three times before they left their dorm room, finally arriving on a snug tweed jacket and velvet skirt. Compared with my experience of [b:Ninth House|43263680|Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)|Leigh Bardugo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553102141l/43263680._SY75_.jpg|53348200], I was in less need of escapism when reading [b:Hell Bent|60652997|Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2)|Leigh Bardugo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1648744814l/60652997._SY75_.jpg|55016610] so enjoyed it at slightly lower intensity. The plot and characters are great. Academic world-building, which really stood out in [b:Ninth House|43263680|Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)|Leigh Bardugo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553102141l/43263680._SY75_.jpg|53348200], is not given such emphasis in [b:Hell Bent|60652997|Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2)|Leigh Bardugo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1648744814l/60652997._SY75_.jpg|55016610] due to the exigencies of plot. Also the presumption that the reader remembers more of the first book than I did, probably. Still, I found the setting evocative and was easily immersed in [b:Hell Bent|60652997|Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2)|Leigh Bardugo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1648744814l/60652997._SY75_.jpg|55016610]. It's a strong sequel to [b:Ninth House|43263680|Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)|Leigh Bardugo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553102141l/43263680._SY75_.jpg|53348200]. I was a little annoyed at the various time jumps that took place in the beginning of the book. I hate that trope in TV shows and movies where they show a scene from the ending as a hook at the beginning and to me, that's just lazy writing. It interrupts the flow of the story and doesn't usually serve the story. I'd rather see the story progress naturally. But that's a minor pet peeve of mine. Overall, I found the book to be very enjoyable, although many problems could be avoided or eased if Alex would just communicate with people more. There were almost too many villains in this one, what with the demons, the vampire, the antagonistic adults, and the drug dealer. But it somehow worked. The story resolved in a mostly satisfying way. I hated what happened to Tripp at the end and felt that Alex and crew should have tried harder to get in touch with him when things were really dangerous. I feel like it might seem that I'm complaining a lot, but I really did enjoy this book. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la sérieAlex Stern (2) Prix et récompensesListes notables
Fantasy.
Fiction.
Literature.
Thriller.
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