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A review by haley49
These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was the kind of book with all the twists and turns I wanted with enough setup to guess twists but still find them believable and satisfying. The romance(s) were well-done in that I went back and forth on who I was rooting for. The unreliable/fish out of water narrator helped build tension and suspense. Only real complaint was that some of the characters could have felt more 3-dimensional; there were some moments where some characters felt more like empty tropes without their own flair. Otherwise, an amazing, unputdownable read
Graphic: Death of parent and Abandonment
Moderate: War, Sexual content, Infidelity, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Death
Minor: Gore, Slavery, Child abuse, and Sexism
Manipulation,