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These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan

31 reviews

siglerbooknook's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.0

Personally I didn't enjoy this book. The premise was promising but the execution fell flat. The whole first half felt very much like ACOTAR fanfiction.

And the ending was not satisfying for me. I guessed a lot of what was going to happen by chapter 10 and almost everything else by chapter 19.

This felt like the miscommunication trope to the extreme which has never been a favorite. There were so many places where honesty could have made a better story.

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kirstenf's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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lifeonasofa's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious relaxing 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

3.5

These Hollow Vows 🗡

“I can't even tell someone to have a good day without sounding like I secretly wish they'd die” - Lexi Ryan ☠️

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 3.5 Stars

This was a tricky one to rate. It took me over a month to finish, but I’m not sure how much of it was the book or me/me having covid. I wouldn’t say this book is anything new - but if you’re into ACOTAR, it’s worth picking up. 👍🏻

Abriella was your classic ‘not like other girls’, red headed thief of a woman. She did get a bit of development throughout the book which is always good. Which leads us to Seb and Finn. You guessed it, one long term friend with sunshine hair and one dark, mysterious fellow. Both essential to the story progression, but they were very predictable. I wanted more depth, I think they could’ve been used WAY more to drive the story. 📖

The first half of this book felt easy enough to read with the short chapters but it didn’t grasp me, I didn’t feel the urge to pick it up. The second half however, I read in a day. I LOVED where the story went, there were a couple of things I didn’t expect and the magic finally made sense. ✨

The ending made me really want to read the next book, I just wish we’d had a bit of that sparkle earlier on. 💕

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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louisa_pennyfeather2021's review against another edition

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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.

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laura_rheads_too_much's review against another edition

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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

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tajosima's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

2.0

My eyes rolled so many times while reading this, I was afraid they wouldn’t return to their positions. I mean, I’m glad the main character has powers, otherwise she would be dead in the first page. That’s probably because she was all hormones and no brain. Honestly, I think her sister was more intelligent than her. The sister should probably be in charge. They would probably be in a much better place. Speaking of intelligence, clearly that was rare in that world cause they would lie to each other, know the other person lied, but oh let me tell them a very important secret because I trust them..I read it till the end and it did not get better. And no, it’s not a me problem, I’m sorry. Why create a love triangle if the connection between the main character and the first love was so strong? It was such an unnecessary plot line . And I am only angry cause this had somethings that were cool. But then everything would be less important because one fae had silver eyes and the other had abs. I apologise for my English.I don’t want to be bothered with this book any longer to even reread my own review.

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