Hi Cara,
Today I am reviewing the highly intercepted book by Lexi Ryan.
These Hollow Vows comes out on 20th July 2021.
From New York Times best-selling author Lexi Ryan, Cruel Prince meets A Court of Thorns and Roses in this sexy, action-packed fantasy about a girl who is caught between two treacherous faerie courts and their dangerously seductive princes.
Brie hates the Fae and refuses to have anything to do with them, even if that means starving on the street. But when her sister is sold to the sadistic king of the Unseelie court to pay a debt, she'll do whatever it takes to get her back—including making a deal with the king himself to steal three magical relics from the Seelie court.
Gaining unfettered access to the Seelie court is easier said than done. Brie's only choice is to pose as a potential bride for Prince Ronan, and she soon finds herself falling for him. Unwilling to let her heart distract her, she accepts help from a band of Unseelie misfits with their own secret agenda. As Brie spends time with their mysterious leader, Finn, she struggles to resist his seductive charm.
Caught between two dangerous courts, Brie must decide who to trust with her loyalty. And with her heart.
(Synopsis from Goodreads.com)
These Hollow Vows is a great addition to the fae YA fantasy world.
The beginning of These Hollow Vows gave me slightly Cinderella feels, but it worse with the contract and the threat of slavery.
One thread that follows through the book is the stories and rhymes that Brie mother told her when she was a child. I like the stories on their own but even more when they connect to the current story.
Brie is the leading lady in These Hollow Vows, I really liked her as a character. As she will do anything to protect and save her sister. She wants to help people even after everything she has been through. She evolves in These Hollow Vows as she comes to learn not all Fae are evil monsters. As the book progresses I enjoyed finding out more about the world of Fae and Brie deals with her feelings.
As I finished the book I was left ruminating on the ending. As I was very angry with one of the characters, very angry. Like I want to punch said character.
These Hollow Vows has;
- Action
- Romance
- thievery
- spying
- Magic
- Deception
My rating for These Hollow Vows is 4.8 out of 5.
Thank you to Netgalley and Hodder & Stoughton for gifting me an ebook copy of These Hollow Vows for review.
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