Reviews - Within the Hollow Heart

61 reviews for:

Within the Hollow Heart

Melissa Wright

3.57 AVERAGE

theameliapond's review

4.0

“It was one time,” Etta snapped. “I got you into trouble one time.” “Jail, Antonetta. You got me into jail.”

As expected, this was a fun, wholesome little book and even if I forgot most of the story of the first book (because it was quite a while ago that I read that one) it was still pretty easy to follow. This book made me realise that it's been a while that I've read a book from a man's POV and Nickolas was really quite adorable. Our angsty man who acts all careless but truly has the biggest heart underneath it all.

❤️ Regency vibes
❤️ Fae, deals, and curses
❤️ Brushing hands
❤️ Idiots in love

As with the first one, even though there was obviously a romantic element, the conflicts and lore of this world got more attention. The ending set up the story for the third book and that one will probably be the one I'm most curious about.

tharsha94's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

briely's review

3.75

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Short and sweet, a fun little break from what I’ve been reading lately. Nothing too crazy in here just a fun little romance.

autumnleaves_12's review

3.0

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

annahnoyes's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted 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: N/A

A great little break from reality. The last quote!!!! 😍

mirandaria's review against another edition

4.5

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

rubyredders's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous lighthearted fast-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: Complicated

Very cute.

An enjoyable, light-hearted and fast read. The romance was very cute and I found the characters really endearing!

I already liked Nickolas from the first book so was glad to see him in a leading role here. I do think however, that with it being such a short a read, Jules didn't get quite as much time to shine as I would've liked. I felt the same way with Gideon in the first book too. It's not quite as apparent as that one, so I can definitely see where the author has improved, but with the book being so short and fast paced the romance feels a bit accelerated.

That said I did still enjoy it! The mysteries of the curses and the schemes of the secondary characters really helped keep the plot interesting while moving things on at a great pace. The characters were endearing and entertaining - even the villains. There's also a fairytale style to the writing that keeps it feeling whimsical and fun and fantastical.

I wish we had got a bit more

descriptions of the other side of the Rivenwilde

but I think that's going to be a bit focus in the next story so I'll just have to cope til then.