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House of Pounding Hearts by Olivia Wildenstein

lb4books's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

artbysmashley's review against another edition

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3.0

so here’s the thing. this is an incredibly entertaining story. i think the plot and world is cool- i love the irish and italian inspirations. i generally enjoy the main and side characters, and the romance is fun (if not a bit too heavy on the possessive male side). is this a Great book? i mean it definitely is cringe at times. the dialogue is inconsistently anachronistic in parts, not fitting into the world. i also think the romance was a bit rushed in this one. BUT this is exactly the rest i wanted and i had a great time with it! the ending was exciting and i look forward to the next book!

zubsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous

4.0

rvoris's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

sam311's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

awes0me93's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark 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

4.0

ttaufalele's review against another edition

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1.0

The first book was intriguing enough. I liked all of the side characters and the storyline.

This book however, was not for me. I could not connect with Fallon at all, her personality annoyed me the whole book.

At first she was annoyed she was "locked up" and didn't leave her room, it was like she was throwing a tempertantrum... Then she kept saying she wanted to be free and wanting to get away from the sky kingdom, even though everyone says it better and safer there for her.

But she finally goes to fae lands again, and everyone is pissed she's there and wants her to go back to the sky kingdom, but she just ignores everyone. She claims to have a "plan" as to why she left, but literally no one tells her anything so she makes half assed plans in her head that don't pan out.

Everyone is hiding stuff from her, no one trusts her with the truth because she is basically a child whining the whole book.

I mean literally what is her point in the story other than she's the only one who can save the crows?? That in itself does not make a character.

nayru_66's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

4.5

eri_sfb's review against another edition

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2.75

And this is where I leave this series behind... It was okay and I didn't like it enough to continue on with the story. This book was honestly 85% Fallon arguing and rejecting Lore, 10% where's Daya/Antoni/whoever else is missing in action and 5% Dante acting a POS.

zyraffa's review against another edition

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

3.25