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The Hollow Heart by Marie Rutkoski

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drymming's review against another edition

2.0

I felt like i was running in circles throughout this whole book. The characters were separate too long, and I was forced to dislike one of the best female protags (Kestrel from the Winner’s Curse). Yeah no

iorangi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.25

lais's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-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? Yes

3.75

Acredito que a ideia da série é boa, mas a execução deixou a desejar.

stalecrumby's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

hannahhbic's review against another edition

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5.0

This book is a sapphic fever dream in all the best ways. It's about what happens when you lose yourself. Sid and Nirrim are back, and neither of them are the same people that they were in book one. Good luck everybody else! But for real prayer circle for all the citizens in NIRRIM'S kingdom. Do things get easier? Does Nirrim finally come to her senses? Does Sid get to play the hero she's always dreamt of being??? Come sit next to me and listen, and we'll find out. I will mildly spoil that this is very much Sid's book, as book one was Nirrim's. I adore that Sid is somewhere on the enby spectrum and completely related to her experience in regard to gender/gender presentation.

Content warnings for blood, gore, poison, executions

Thank you to NetGalley for a preview copy of the audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

swampbooks's review against another edition

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4.0

Everything about Nirrim is *chefs kiss*. She is my dream unhinged character. Wish we got more from her POV (her chapters were much shorter than Sids) but what we did get was the perfect spiral of a character losing their grip on reality.

The ending was beautiful, though a bit quick. I would’ve liked to dive deeper into the next phase of their relationship.