Hell Bent

Ninth House was outrageously entertaining. Fantastic characters, plot twists, and world building. To have waited this long for the sequel and to be left wanting is disappointing. This is a good book in part, but never a great one, and there are whole sections that are bordering on tedious. Wanted to love it, and just about liked it.

Look, this is a long book (approx 500 pages, happily!). And it was only published yesterday. So I'm definitely not through it yet - and don't plan to be for a while as I'm deliberately reading slowly and savoring every world of this long-awaited sequel to Ninth House. But I'm so overjoyed to be back in the 'magical Yale' universe, and to spend time again with these people ('characters' seems too superficial a word) that I have missed so much - and this time it's the glowing evocation of the mood and tells of the seasons that is unexpectedly moving for me, as well as the good company.Plus so far the storyline has definitely been worth the wait!So I just wanted to offer early thanks to the author for this treasure 🙏"Stories exist in all worlds. They are immutable. Like gold".

One of the most perfect sequels I could ever ask for!The book arrived in gorgeous condition. To say I ordered the bog standard hardback I was astounded by the details on the end pages (gorgeous artwork of a snake and a rabbit) and the red foiling on the naked hardcover was a nice touch (and matches my first edition of Ninth House!)Loved it, loved it, loved it.

Love the book and the writer, so I pre-ordered the book. To get one asap. But instead the delivery was delayed and was a 2nd edition... no happy with the seller .. disapointed ... will buy dirext from now on.

Another great novel, second in the series and hopefully there will be a third, as the story obviously isn't finished.