“May you always have a star to wish on, Abriella, and a reason to believe,” Lexi Ryan These Hollow Vows
These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan follows Arbiella, Brie, who wants to avoid making deals with the fae. However, when her sister is captured by the cruel king of the Unseelie Court, she will do anything to free her. To free her sister, she will even betray her old childhood friend and crush, Sebastian, who has secrets of his own that will threaten their relationship.
Brie is a strong character who stands up for what she believes in and will go to great lengths to protect those she loves. However, she struggles with the possibility of betraying Sebastian to free her sister, which she doesn’t want to do, but she sees no other way. These Hollow Vows is a story of family, love, and magic. The world-building is spectacular and kept me on the edge of my seat as I wanted to find out more and more about this new fantasy world. The magic system was intriguing as well!
As I read, I wanted to learn more about how the magic worked in the fae world and how it affected the characters and their choices. The characters rely on magic a lot, almost to their detriment, and it was fascinating to see how they decided to work through their problems, whether by using magic or not.
The pacing of the story was excellent as well. There was hardly a dull moment and while it took me two weeks to read this book, that had nothing to do with the book itself. Whenever I had the chance to sit down and read, I always had a hard time pulling myself away from the book. This book also reminded me of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass, which is one of my favorite series of all time. I’m very excited to find another series that is similar, and yet very different. If you enjoyed A Court of Thorns and Roses, I believe you might really love These Hollow Vows!
I can’t wait for the sequel, These Twisted Bonds. It releases very soon, July 19th!