jess7070 's review for:

House of Pounding Hearts by Olivia Wildenstein

3.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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One word. Frustrating. Fallon continues to be extremely naive and it's made worse by Lore not telling her anything- literally nothing at all. The miscommunication is strong in this and makes for a head-banging read. When he does finally decide to clue her in it becomes much better and the plot development is good. I usually love spice but found it relatively boring and repetitive. I found myself skipping it a bunch. Talking about the things I loved. Fallon's dad. What a cutie. We love him. The kingdom is really great and a good concept. The side Characters continued on being a lot of fun. I quite liked the cliff hanger ending. Despite my annoyances, I'm keen to continue reading and am curious to see how it ends!