Reviews tagging 'Violence'

These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan

26 reviews

japanasi's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

the storyline isn’t super original (reminded me a lot of the acotar series) and the writing isn’t.. particularly good
it also features the typical YA love triangle trope that isn’t a triangle but the “MC has two love interests she can’t choose between” which is always a bit trying
the world building falls flat, and it’s definitely a romance novel first, with a dash of fantasy. but despite all this, I kind of liked it, it was fun to read

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

clairew97's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

haley49's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

This was the kind of book with all the twists and turns I wanted with enough setup to guess twists but still find them believable and satisfying. The romance(s) were well-done in that I went back and forth on who I was rooting for. The unreliable/fish out of water narrator helped build tension and suspense. Only real complaint was that some of the characters could have felt more 3-dimensional; there were some moments where some characters felt more like empty tropes without their own flair. Otherwise, an amazing, unputdownable read

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Gore, Sexism, and Slavery

Manipulation,

honeyvee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Drug use

louisa_pennyfeather2021's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Moral of the story, it's spelled "Man"ipulation for a reason. Brie deserves an Anti-hero arc. I support women's rights, but more importantly I support women's wrongs.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War

laura_rheads_too_much's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, and Kidnapping

helpme71's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, and Torture

buttermellow's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Violence, Death of parent, and Abandonment

abigailbooksaddiction's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Spoiler Alerts
I get the hype now. I truly get the hype about These Hollow Vows. It totally blew my expectations away, and now, I want the second book in the series. Like how can I recover from the cliffhanger? What the heck! 
I won't give any more details because I truly do not want to spoil anything. But I have to say that I am very disappointed with the two male characters. I need to get better. I don't like how they are playing with the main character. And they are going to wonder why she goes off, but if she does in the second book. We don't know yet, but I am kinda expecting it. I actually need it. I want the full darkness from her. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death

anaya_reads's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.75

It took me a while to finish this one but I think it paid off. A bit interested to see how the rest of the series goes. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol