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A review by spellbindingtomes
The Hollow Plane by Allison Carr Waechter
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ง๐ข๐ต๐ฆ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ.
๐๐ข๐ง๐ข ๐๐ฒ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ:
Otherworldly fires threaten the fragile balance of power in the city of spires. Mina Wildfang and Ashbourne Claymore hold the key to saving Pravhna from destruction, but neither remembers the truth of their pastโor what they mean to one another.
Can their burgeoning love survive the inferno coming for them? Or will they succumb to the ghosts of their past and let the city burn?
โข
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The Hollow Plane, book 1 of The Aethereals Duology, is a suspenseful gaslamp fantasy romance and I was completely hooked from the start. Brimming with mystery, intrigue, and a complete cast of loveable characters, Allison writes a captivating story about found family and a cursed love.
The complex, but entirely fascinating worldbuilding and magic system was unlike anything I've read before. I loved the Regency steampunk vibes the setting gave me.
Don't even get me started with our two MCs. I was so curious when I saw that this had a twist on the enemies to lovers trope and as I read on, I was completely astounded. Mina and Ash, two strangers with lost memories, find themselves working together to discover who's been setting magical fires throughout the city.
And let's just say these fires weren't the only thing that were hot. The romantic tension between Mina and Ash. Their undeniable chemistry. Their flaming passion was ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ! Their love reminded me so much of Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask, especially with their mysterious past.
"๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐'๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ."
The Hollow Plane had everything I love: witches, cat familiars, feys, fated mates, and found family. Allison wrote such a unique and riveting tale and I am counting the days until Book 2, The Ravaged Dark is released!
Read if you love:
๐ฅstar-crossed lovers
โค๏ธโ๐ฅchronic pain rep
๐ฅfated mates
โค๏ธโ๐ฅfae romance
๐ฅa twist on enemies-to-lovers
โค๏ธโ๐ฅfound family
๐ฅanimal companions
๐๐ข๐ง๐ข ๐๐ฒ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ:
Otherworldly fires threaten the fragile balance of power in the city of spires. Mina Wildfang and Ashbourne Claymore hold the key to saving Pravhna from destruction, but neither remembers the truth of their pastโor what they mean to one another.
Can their burgeoning love survive the inferno coming for them? Or will they succumb to the ghosts of their past and let the city burn?
โข
โข
โข
The Hollow Plane, book 1 of The Aethereals Duology, is a suspenseful gaslamp fantasy romance and I was completely hooked from the start. Brimming with mystery, intrigue, and a complete cast of loveable characters, Allison writes a captivating story about found family and a cursed love.
The complex, but entirely fascinating worldbuilding and magic system was unlike anything I've read before. I loved the Regency steampunk vibes the setting gave me.
Don't even get me started with our two MCs. I was so curious when I saw that this had a twist on the enemies to lovers trope and as I read on, I was completely astounded. Mina and Ash, two strangers with lost memories, find themselves working together to discover who's been setting magical fires throughout the city.
And let's just say these fires weren't the only thing that were hot. The romantic tension between Mina and Ash. Their undeniable chemistry. Their flaming passion was ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ! Their love reminded me so much of Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask, especially with their mysterious past.
"๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐'๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ."
The Hollow Plane had everything I love: witches, cat familiars, feys, fated mates, and found family. Allison wrote such a unique and riveting tale and I am counting the days until Book 2, The Ravaged Dark is released!
Read if you love:
๐ฅstar-crossed lovers
โค๏ธโ๐ฅchronic pain rep
๐ฅfated mates
โค๏ธโ๐ฅfae romance
๐ฅa twist on enemies-to-lovers
โค๏ธโ๐ฅfound family
๐ฅanimal companions
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Abandonment, Grief, Bullying, Physical abuse, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Genocide, Toxic relationship, and War