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A review by yas_sezer
These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan
4.0
4 stars only because i’m hoping the sequel is a 5.
i thoroughly enjoyed this book. i was a bit hesitant to start it because i haven’t read a book nearly 450 pages in a very long time and i have big book fear, but this was such a fun ride.
i love the characters and they evoke so much emotion out of me. i have the softest spot in my heart for sebastian even after the ending where i suppose i was supposed to feel angry with him.. but i just didn’t. i still feel like he is a good soul, and has the best intentions and truly cares for his kingdom and brie. i can’t even be mad.
finn i love as well, although he has a different place in my heart. his darkness and mysterious support is something i hope to see a lot more of in the sequel because i feel like there just wasn’t enough for me.
the side characters i would like to see developed some more later - pretha, kane, jalek, tynan, even jas - i want to see more of them.
the actual plot was not too hard to follow which i liked because fantasy can be a little intimidating sometimes, but having to find 3 artifacts to give to the king to get jas back was simple enough that all the little twists and extra details didn’t feel overwhelming.
i like brie and feel for her, although seeing her so conflicted between finn and bash breaks my heart because i have such a loyal heart. pls pick one..
side note on the cute moments in the book - sebastian saying that even though she doesn’t trust him, he trusts her .. my heart melted. even though now i’m sad that he may have only done it to manipulate her … no i refuse to believe he has a bad bone in his body.
i really had a fun time reading this for the politics, the romance, the betrayals, and the magic. i can’t wait to see more.
p.s. it was definitely predictable at certain parts, but i was happy that those predictions were right (the crown being hers, her mum being the woman in the stories and being in love with king oberon, finn having an alterior motive to get the crown)
UPDATE ON REREAD
i don’t have many thoughts that have changed, if anything i loved it even more the second time. i definitely loved finn sooner the second time round, since i got to pay more attention to the little things. sebastian i still love, but he is too much of a golden retriever for me to hate him or be mad for too long.
annotating this for my best friend was a lot of fun and i can’t wait for her to read it and update me
i thoroughly enjoyed this book. i was a bit hesitant to start it because i haven’t read a book nearly 450 pages in a very long time and i have big book fear, but this was such a fun ride.
i love the characters and they evoke so much emotion out of me. i have the softest spot in my heart for sebastian even after the ending where i suppose i was supposed to feel angry with him.. but i just didn’t. i still feel like he is a good soul, and has the best intentions and truly cares for his kingdom and brie. i can’t even be mad.
finn i love as well, although he has a different place in my heart. his darkness and mysterious support is something i hope to see a lot more of in the sequel because i feel like there just wasn’t enough for me.
the side characters i would like to see developed some more later - pretha, kane, jalek, tynan, even jas - i want to see more of them.
the actual plot was not too hard to follow which i liked because fantasy can be a little intimidating sometimes, but having to find 3 artifacts to give to the king to get jas back was simple enough that all the little twists and extra details didn’t feel overwhelming.
i like brie and feel for her, although seeing her so conflicted between finn and bash breaks my heart because i have such a loyal heart. pls pick one..
side note on the cute moments in the book - sebastian saying that even though she doesn’t trust him, he trusts her .. my heart melted. even though now i’m sad that he may have only done it to manipulate her … no i refuse to believe he has a bad bone in his body.
i really had a fun time reading this for the politics, the romance, the betrayals, and the magic. i can’t wait to see more.
p.s. it was definitely predictable at certain parts, but i was happy that those predictions were right (the crown being hers, her mum being the woman in the stories and being in love with king oberon, finn having an alterior motive to get the crown)
UPDATE ON REREAD
i don’t have many thoughts that have changed, if anything i loved it even more the second time. i definitely loved finn sooner the second time round, since i got to pay more attention to the little things. sebastian i still love, but he is too much of a golden retriever for me to hate him or be mad for too long.
annotating this for my best friend was a lot of fun and i can’t wait for her to read it and update me