nicolecaryl12 's review for:

House of Pounding Hearts by Olivia Wildenstein

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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We got a lot of drama, liked the spice, fated mates, similar to TOG again in her wanting to become queen and ruling by taking back her land. She’s also kidnapped and her first love is a FREAK. I loved the romantic tension though for most of the book. You want to root for them