A review by lightofthenight
These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

While reading this novel I felt like the author did not waste any page for unnecessary information, everything was given to build an emotional ending. It also made it a plot-driven book, so while there are some important character developments here, the reader has to wait for them and to not expect longer descriptions of the emotional state of the characters or longer discussions between them. The ending did not surprise me, but I still really appreciate its cleverness and the planning that was put into it. I definetely recommend it to someone for whom this is one of their first YA romantasy. Those who already read thousands of books like that, especially about faerie, and want something new and original might be left a bit disappointed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

One thing that I found really problematic was the age of the main character - seventeen, despite her having relations of a romantic nature with the fae that is a couple of hundreds years old.