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A review by goodeyreads
House of Pounding Hearts by Olivia Wildenstein
medium-paced
4.25
POUNDING HEARTS INDEED.
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I had seen a review before I started this that mentioned the FMC is a bit of a punk (more or less) for the first half of the book. I can agree with that sentiment and am glad I knew that going in because it allowed me to give her space to grow (even when I was frustrated). Here’s your sign to push through!
BECAUSE IT GETS SO GOOD.
There’s something really magnetic about Wildenstein’s writing that kept me enthralled. I usually like to juggle multiple books at once and you won’t find that here because I kept wanting to see this story progress.
I loooove Lore. He’s the perfect dark, broody lead that I know we all love. I thought there was great banter between him and Fallon and there was some solid relationship development too. I appreciated the slow burn aspect that let the characters shine first before steam was added in.
For a plot surrounding war I thought there would be a little more action (seems like it’s coming though!). I adore all of the friendships and tight knit group that has been formed over the first two books. This is of course a romance, but the other scenes play in so well that it helps surround the story with even more fullness.
Overall audience notes:
- Fantasy Romance
- Language: some strong
- Romance: 2-3 open; high explicit
- Violence: high
- Trigger/Content Warnings: loss of life, kidnapping, weapons violence, physical and magical altercations, battle themes
BLOG || INSTAGRAM
I had seen a review before I started this that mentioned the FMC is a bit of a punk (more or less) for the first half of the book. I can agree with that sentiment and am glad I knew that going in because it allowed me to give her space to grow (even when I was frustrated). Here’s your sign to push through!
BECAUSE IT GETS SO GOOD.
There’s something really magnetic about Wildenstein’s writing that kept me enthralled. I usually like to juggle multiple books at once and you won’t find that here because I kept wanting to see this story progress.
I loooove Lore. He’s the perfect dark, broody lead that I know we all love. I thought there was great banter between him and Fallon and there was some solid relationship development too. I appreciated the slow burn aspect that let the characters shine first before steam was added in.
For a plot surrounding war I thought there would be a little more action (seems like it’s coming though!). I adore all of the friendships and tight knit group that has been formed over the first two books. This is of course a romance, but the other scenes play in so well that it helps surround the story with even more fullness.
Overall audience notes:
- Fantasy Romance
- Language: some strong
- Romance: 2-3 open; high explicit
- Violence: high
- Trigger/Content Warnings: loss of life, kidnapping, weapons violence, physical and magical altercations, battle themes