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House of Striking Oaths by Olivia Wildenstein

5 reviews

coziebookclub's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I loved the first two books just to feel like this one was an unfulfilling ending to Lore and Fallon's story. This book was very long and hard to get through for me, it felt like it was dragging for majority of the story. I enjoyed Lore and Fallon's moments and this book wrapped up any loose plotlines, but as much as Shabbe was talked about, when they finally made it there it just felt lackluster since nothing much happened other than them visiting the Cauldron and suddenly the story ends. I wish we got to see more of Fallon enjoying becoming a crow and interacting with her kingdom after the war as well. I feel like so much of this book was constant fighting and war that when the resolution came it just fell flat.

However, the things I did enjoy was getting to see Fallon grow more into herself and become fiercer with every battle she fights. I loved how she embraced her new abilities and reconnected to her origins. Also, the moments that Lore and Fallon did have together? Wow was that shadow scene WILD!! I absolutely love Lore's love for Fallon even when he is not in his full form. *Wink wink* Although the ending broke my heart for her, though left on a cliffhanger, it is a very cruel trick by the Cauldron to put Fallon and Cathal through a different heartache and pain. Overall, I have immense love for all the characters, I just wish the ending gave them more of a celebration, more interactions with each other, and more character building with all the secondary characters.

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kbowles24's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense 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

4.0

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lairofbooksandboba's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

there were lots of reveals and twists and turns in this book.

i knew i wanted to like justus in book 1 for a reason... and i'm glad his character development followed through!

was surprised about meriam. was surprised by minimus.

dante is, unsurprisingly, horrendous. does in-character shenanigans for him.

the whole curse and wards complicated mess gets more complicated in this book and then is finally explained, thankfully.

wanted more time between fallon and aoife and other crows to develop the relationships there.

that ending!!!! there was enough emotional resolution, but then also... not??? paving the way for book 4, i guess. (you bet your behind i will be reading book 4!!)

a few spice scenes in this book (like in book 2).

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allisonk9's review

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I was disappointed by the way Fallon was written towards the end. I think I wanted her to finish Dante off alone, and not with heavy support from Jutus.

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nicole_thereader's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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