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These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan

12 reviews

lilhappyhermit's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book had me throwing theories out left and right. I was on the edge of my seat as Brie's journey with Sebastian and Finn unfolded. All of the twists and turns that you embark on as Brie tries to save her sister from the Unseelie King has my mind reeling. And the ending? It made me need to pick up the second book to this duology IMMEDIATELY. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Homophobia and Slavery

samantha_06x's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and War

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Slavery, and Alcohol

ilka00's review

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia

megbooks02's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I actually really enjoyed this book! That shower scene was👌🏼

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Homophobia

bookishflower's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This is a shameless a court of thorns and roses fan fiction, don’t believe me? You have the blond, spring prince and the dark, tattooed, dream wandering, shadow prince both fighting over the chosen one human girl who must free the lands from a curse. And surprise, surprise,

Sebastian/Tamlin is manipulative and evil.

Whatever team you’re on, I’m team single Brie! Give her a villain arc, let her

steal back her crown and get her revenge on everyone who manipulated her. Subvert the genre.

. The representation isn’t great, and the description of the goblins errs on problematic (while this is historic and not a new invention by Ryan,  not researching the history of antisemitism in depictions of goblins-especially after the discussions around j.k. Row*ing-feels sloppy). (However, I should add I am not a Jewish reviewer and you should always listen to own voice reviewers. If I am wrong please correct me). That being acknowledged, this is a fun guilty pleasure book, perfect for fans of acotar and those looking to get out of a reading slump. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia, Slavery, and Trafficking

kinsportch's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Wow. Just wow. Amazing characters and amazing storyline. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and War

elderflower's review

relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.75

disappointed ☹️ 
Likes: 

• Hot romance and love interests
• Worldbuilding 
• Love triangle 
• Gorgeous cover

Dislikes: 

• Brie seemed to be “not like other girls” and was pretty annoying 
• Pretty cliché 
• Came across like it was trying hard to be cool but just succeeded at being annoying 
• Boring start
• Didn’t really capture my attention or feelings 
• Romantic pacing was jumpy and weird 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Slavery

more content warnings: drugged drink, cheating, guilt trips, manipulation

soundlysmitten's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I didn’t catch big feelings for this book. It’s been compared to both The Cruel Prince and ACOTAR, and while I can see some similarities in the story line, this one fell a bit flat for me. Not to say it’ll put you to sleep—I actually found it relatively entertaining, but I felt like I could easily put it down after two or three chapters at a time.

For one thing, the world building isn’t very impressive. But I suppose readers are given as much as possible, considering the main character is new to the world herself, confined to few places, and kept in the dark about much. The real let down for me was that I struggled to connect with Brie and I wasn’t into any of her love interests either. I found one of them sappy (but sus) and the other arrogantly sus. As for the plot, I saw the big revelation coming early on and I’m usually wrong about those things... but I did like the way the book ends because it sets the stage for a more compelling installment to follow.

I wouldn’t necessarily recommend These Hollow Vows, but if you‘re into YA fantasy and love triangles, it might be worth the read. Your experience could be the opposite of mine!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Slavery, Trafficking, Abandonment, and Alcohol

sierraechobravo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol