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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan
4.0
It's quite weird. A part of me is done with the Fae hype. It seems every new book is just much more of the same and I feel like I already read the good ones. However, when I saw this book I got curious and wanted to give these Fae another chance. Mostly because I have a weak spot for princes and also because the plot sounded different from the other books I read. I was really looking forward to start the Netgalley arc I got from the publisher this morning.
I read this entire book in one sitting. It was almost impossible to stop and to put the book down. It's hard to pinpoint what makes this book so addictive. It's for sure partly the writing style. It flows so incredibly nicely and it reads so incredibly quick and easy and yet it fits the characters and the world they're living in. I think it's also so addictive because it's basically a romance, but with Fae. Yes, there is a little more to the plot, but the romance is the most important element.
Objectively I think it's easy to say that if you start this book thinking it's a fantasy you're gonna be disappointed. Our heroine is spending most of her time within castles and safe houses, which means we see not too much of the world and have to rely on information told instead of shown. And although there is some political conflict, some curse and a throne to fight over, our main character doesn't realize that she's playing a part in that war.
And because of the nature of the story both princes are witholding a lot of information, which means that even by the end of the book it doesn't really feel like I know them that well. However, for some reason I really liked the tension between both princess and our heroine. I did like the constant push and pull. I did enjoy the he loves and he hates me. And I most of all did enjoy the not knowing who's the good guy and who's the bad guy. Or if there even are good guys and bad guys.
I most certainly want more!
I read this entire book in one sitting. It was almost impossible to stop and to put the book down. It's hard to pinpoint what makes this book so addictive. It's for sure partly the writing style. It flows so incredibly nicely and it reads so incredibly quick and easy and yet it fits the characters and the world they're living in. I think it's also so addictive because it's basically a romance, but with Fae. Yes, there is a little more to the plot, but the romance is the most important element.
Objectively I think it's easy to say that if you start this book thinking it's a fantasy you're gonna be disappointed. Our heroine is spending most of her time within castles and safe houses, which means we see not too much of the world and have to rely on information told instead of shown. And although there is some political conflict, some curse and a throne to fight over, our main character doesn't realize that she's playing a part in that war.
And because of the nature of the story both princes are witholding a lot of information, which means that even by the end of the book it doesn't really feel like I know them that well. However, for some reason I really liked the tension between both princess and our heroine. I did like the constant push and pull. I did enjoy the he loves and he hates me. And I most of all did enjoy the not knowing who's the good guy and who's the bad guy. Or if there even are good guys and bad guys.
I most certainly want more!