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House of Pounding Hearts
by Olivia Wildenstein
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
After we left off on the last book, I was surprised by the turn of the plot in this one. Truly, this book really disappointed me.
Fallon has resurrected the Crows and their King, Lore. She discovers that he is her mate, but she doesn't want anything to do with him. Lore is planning to take control of Luce and Fallon's friends are helping him once she returns to her home city.
I feel like Fallon regressed as a character, I can't explain how annoying she was. She was extremely immature, far more than the first book. Her stubbornness and straight naivety made it hard to continue at points. There was good banter between her and Lore, but overall I also felt like the romance was lacking. Personally, I really like Lore as a character and feel he is pretty fleshed out. I just can't seem to root for Fallon.
Also, their miscommunication and Fallon's dislike to him are just resolved with them sleeping together. Yes, there are little moments were they share romantic touches and words. But I swear that came out of nowhere, and suddenly Fallon is in love with him after proclaiming all she wants is freedom from him and their bond.
The ending was good, I'll admit. It's a good cliffhanger, and I am interested to see where the series ends up because the first book was much better.
Fallon has resurrected the Crows and their King, Lore. She discovers that he is her mate, but she doesn't want anything to do with him. Lore is planning to take control of Luce and Fallon's friends are helping him once she returns to her home city.
I feel like Fallon regressed as a character, I can't explain how annoying she was. She was extremely immature, far more than the first book. Her stubbornness and straight naivety made it hard to continue at points. There was good banter between her and Lore, but overall I also felt like the romance was lacking. Personally, I really like Lore as a character and feel he is pretty fleshed out. I just can't seem to root for Fallon.
Also, their miscommunication and Fallon's dislike to him are just resolved with them sleeping together. Yes, there are little moments were they share romantic touches and words. But I swear that came out of nowhere, and suddenly Fallon is in love with him after proclaiming all she wants is freedom from him and their bond.
The ending was good, I'll admit. It's a good cliffhanger, and I am interested to see where the series ends up because the first book was much better.