Hell Bent
Readers rate it 4.0 (573 on Hardcover)
496 pages · Released Sep 3, 2026 · Flatiron Books
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Hell Bent is a dark academia fantasy with horror elements featuring morally complex characters navigating dangerous magical situations. The book includes mature themes, occult imagery, and frightening supernatural content that skews toward older teens. While it offers emotional depth and themes of ambition and loyalty, the dark tone and intense subject matter make it better suited for high school readers comfortable with challenging, atmospheric storytelling.
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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... 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.
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- Strong Character Development
- Loveable Characters
- A mix driven
- Diverse Characters
- Plot driven
- Unloveable Characters
- Not Diverse Characters
- Weak Character Development
- Character driven
- Calibre Import
- dark
- Adventurous
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ISBN 9781250313102 · Flatiron Books