Review by foreverxalways - These Hollow Vows

foreverxalways 's review for:

These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective 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: Yes

I really enjoyed this book! I need the next one asap because that ending 😭

I always look for trigger warnings before I read a book. I decided when reading to become more aware of them and I started making a list so I can include them in my reviews in case others are like me and would like to know 🩷

〰️Trigger Warnings:〰️

If marked with 🔹, it will be expanded on/given more context below.

❥ Alcohol intoxication, consensual and nonconsensual
❥ Animal attack
❥ Animal death🔹
❥ Bigotry🔹 - (prominent theme throughout book)
❥ Blood
❥ Burned alive🔹- (recounted)
❥ Child labor
❥ Classism
❥ Confinement & captivity
❥ Cutting/self harm🔹
❥ Death
❥ Debt bondage
❥ Drugging
❥ Emotional abuse
❥ Forced labor
❥ Grief
❥ Homophobia - (recounted)
❥ House fire/fire
❥ Imprisonment
❥ Injury/injury details
❥ Kidnapping
❥ Labor camps - (includes children)
❥ Malnutrition
❥ Parental absence
❥ Pedophilia
❥ Poverty
❥ Prostitution - (prominent theme throughout book)
❥ Rape
❥ Sexism - (prominent theme throughout book)
❥ Sexual assault/attempted sexual assault
❥ Slavery - (prominent theme throughout book)
❥ Sexual content
❥ Toxic friendship
❥ Trafficking - (prominent theme throughout book)
❥ Violence
❥ War

🔹Animal death: Death of a magical creature called a Barghest that was attacking the FMC. It was not detailed and minor (coming from someone who doesn’t read books with animal trigger warnings 🩷)
🔹Bigotry: Humans & certain fae are treated and viewed as “less than.”
🔹Burned alive: A recounting with mild details about a side character’s sister that was burned alive as a sacrifice and punishment.
🔹Cutting/self harm: Occurs only in the first chapter for magic use.

Content Warnings