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A gritty, occult descent into the underworld where survival requires breaking every rule and trusting the most unlikely of monsters. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Hell Bent.
- dread-soaked
- macabre
- shadowy
- claustrophobic
- 01
Ninth House
Leigh Bardugo
A gritty, blood-soaked descent into the ivy-choked underbelly of elite privilege and dark magic.
- 02
King of Scars
Leigh Bardugo
A witty, shadow-drenched exploration of the monsters we hide behind a charming smile.
- 03
Lightlark
Alex Aster
A glittering, cutthroat magical tournament where every alliance is a trap and survival means risking your heart.
- 04
Harrow the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir
A hallucinatory, grief-fueled puzzle box of bone magic and shattered memories that demands you surrender to its brilliant chaos.
- 05
Starling House
Alix E. Harrow
A dreamlike, eerie descent into a haunted legacy where a cynical outcast finally finds a home worth fighting for.
- 06
A Gathering of Shadows
V. E. Schwab
A glittering, high-stakes magical tournament masks a creeping, shadowy dread in this swashbuckling fantasy.
- 07
Lore
Alexandra Bracken
A blood-soaked, high-stakes urban battle royale where ancient myth collides with modern grit.
- 08
Two Twisted Crowns
Rachel Gillig
A mist-drenched, gothic romantasy conclusion where love and monstrousness intertwine to break an ancient curse.
- 09
Book of Night
Holly Black
A gritty, shadow-drenched descent into a magical underworld where every bad decision comes with a steep, bloody price.
- 10
The Gilded Wolves
Roshani Chokshi
A glittering, velvet-draped heist where the banter is sharp, the magic is dark, and the found family will break your heart.
- 11
A Conjuring of Light
V. E. Schwab
A breathless, shadow-drenched race against time where beloved rogues and broken heroes bleed for a dying world.
- 12
The Night Country
Melissa Albert
A dark, gritty collision of modern city streets and blood-soaked fairy tales where magic is a menace you cannot outrun.
