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.
In this thrilling conclusion to These Hollow Vows—the sexy, action-packed fantasy by New York Times best-selling author Lexi Ryan that started it all—Brie finds herself caught between two princes and two destinies while the future of the fae realm hangs in the balance.
After Abriella's sister was sold to the fae, she thought life couldn't get any worse. But when she suddenly finds herself caught in a web of lies of her own making--loving two princes and trusting neither--things are not quite as clear as she once thought.
As civil war wages in the Court of Darkness, Brie finds herself unable to choose a side. How can she know where she stands when she doesn't even know herself anymore? In this darkly romantic thrill ride, the more Faerie is torn apart from the inside, the clearer it becomes that prophecies don't lie and Brie has a role to play in the fate of this magical realm--whether she likes it or not.
I really enjoyed reading these books! I loved this world of the Fae, and of Brie navigating the courts, and the threats and power that are hounding her! I really enjoyed Brie coming into her own strength and power, because there's a lot of secrets that she'll come to learn!
My one complaint would be that the action scenes were a little scant on details. At the speed I read, I sometimes skip words by accident. And for both climaxes, of beating the bad guy, I didn't even notice that it had happened, that it had finished, and then I was confused and had to go back. It would've been great if they were a little longer, after having whole books with these threats, they should've taken longer to be defeated!
On the other hand, this series really explored Brie and her feelings for these two Fae males. In the first it was Sebastian, but after the way he used her, well, in book 2 she does gravitate towards and get to know Finn. It's all so tangled up with the politics and the power dynamics and it was enticing to read!
Each book had a pretty intense twist, ones that explain so much! The reveal of parentage in the first which has a lot of consequences including the loss of trust. But the one in book 2? It brings all those lingering questions together, of why this all happened in the first place, and that was laid out very well!
That ending of Twisted Bonds, though? It worked out so well, between the defeat of the bad guy, to the solving of the riddle, to bring balance to the courts, one with a cost that wasn't what they thought, and had a cost, but not as bad as it could've been!
Loved reading these books, and I need to check out her other books!
Author: Lexi Ryan
Series: These Hollow Vows #1, 2
Read: November 27th, 28th, 2021
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Books! And These Twisted Bonds is a End of Series 2021 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: HMH, Clarion Books
Published: July 20th 2021
Expected Publication: July 19th 2022
These Hollow Vows:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
These Twisted Bonds:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
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