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Dead Beat (Ninth House #3) by Leigh Bardugo

"The thrilling conclusion to the House of Lethe and the powers of the Secret Societies of Yale. Bardugo doesn't disappoint. This book is filled with moments of intensity, tension, desperation, joy, love and heartbreak. It was an acceptable conclusion to a great series." 

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Pros: The story does move along quickly and definitely kept my interest/Darlington and Alex's tension is exquisitely painful/The trip to Hell was brutal for everyone and left me teary eyed. 

Cons: There were times where Alex's ability to pass through doors and enter different times got a little confusing, it took me a second to re-orient myself/For someone not well educated, Alex certainly knows a lot about the classics and old literary references. 

Full Review***Disclaimer-If you’ve not read Ninth House and Dead Beat by Bardugo, please go and so so and then come back and read this at your leisure. That way you’ll know what I’m talking about.***

It’s been a few months since the conclusion of Hell Bent and our intrepid Pilgrims are doing what they can to keep New Haven safe from Demons. Demons that are slipping through the door to Hell that was left open when Alex, Darlington, Dawes and Turner made their last descent into Hell to try and defeat the Demon Prince Golgarot. 

They’ve used all the tools available to them in the Lethe armory to track down wayward demons and lure them into a trap of their own design. It’s not been easy and it’s taking its toll, especially on Alex whose Wheelwalker powers of absorbing souls of both Demons and Humans alike have left her drained and exhausted. 

When they’re called to a meeting with the Lethe board and the President, Alban Reed asks Alex that he needs a new nexus created, well, she knows it’s only a matter of time before her secret is out. There’s also the fact that Linus Reiter, or the Vampire that’s wearing Reiters skin is still lurking around, making threats to Alex and her loved ones. 

When they uncover the journal of Kittredge, one of the original Pilgrims that walked the Gauntlet to Hell, they’re given information on their next move. Unfortunately, it’s not as easy as they first thought. The notes lead to four artifacts, all scattered about the different Societies and as they start piecing them together, they realize they won’t be used to make a Golem that will make the trip to Hell for them. They’re armor for the Soldier, which was the role that Alex took in their descent. 

She’s going to have to make this final trip to Hell and face Golgarot alone. 

This was an fast-paced, action packed and intense book and all in all a good conclusion to the trilogy. All the characters have their strengths and flaws and in the end, it’s their love for one another that makes the story what it is. I thought it was a fitting end to the series. 

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