These Twisted Bonds
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
Mallory Lozoya
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I liked this book better than the first one。 I thought the plot was better and less predictable， the characters were more interesting， and there were more interesting details in the worldbuilding as well。 The book picks up where the first book left off， if I remember correctly。 Bri has become Fae as a result of the potion of life Sebastian gave her after bonding with her and is fleeing the castle， using her new powers to aid her。 She works on controlling her powers and shielding her mind from th I liked this book better than the first one。 I thought the plot was better and less predictable， the characters were more interesting， and there were more interesting details in the worldbuilding as well。 The book picks up where the first book left off， if I remember correctly。 Bri has become Fae as a result of the potion of life Sebastian gave her after bonding with her and is fleeing the castle， using her new powers to aid her。 She works on controlling her powers and shielding her mind from the bond with Sebastian。 She discovers that they need to reunite the courts or the courts will die， and that brings her back together with Finn。 Several good spicy moments in this one， and like I said before， I liked this sequel better than the first one。Thanks to Netgalley for the eARC！ 。。。more
Crystal Cichanowicz
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I was so excited to have been grated an advanced copy of this book。 Thank you NetGalley and Clarion Books！ The following are my honest opinions of the book。I find it interesting that the synopsis for the book paints this as more of a love triangle than it really is， because Brie pretty much has her mind made up。 This was actually a pleasant discovery seeing as there was enough of the triangle in the first book。 Finn is as delicious as in the first book。We meet some new characters - Misha is prob I was so excited to have been grated an advanced copy of this book。 Thank you NetGalley and Clarion Books！ The following are my honest opinions of the book。I find it interesting that the synopsis for the book paints this as more of a love triangle than it really is， because Brie pretty much has her mind made up。 This was actually a pleasant discovery seeing as there was enough of the triangle in the first book。 Finn is as delicious as in the first book。We meet some new characters - Misha is probably my favorite， delightfully flirtatious。 The cruelty of the queen of the Seelie court is brought into even greater light and has no limits。 Sebastian is trying to make amends and correct some of his mothers wrongs in attempt to gain Brie’s favour。 I enjoyed the action packed story and the great characters。 There were moments where I was on the edge of my seats and others where I was swinging。 Brie comes a long way from the beginning of the first book - from poverty， love and betrayal， to growing into her powers and becoming quite a formidable woman。 She is a pretty great heroine - read the book to find out more！This was satisfying conclusion to a rather enjoyable duology。 。。。more
Jenny Hobson
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4。5🌟 rtc
Ana
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If I could give this book more than 5 stars I definitely would。 Seriously， I couldn't love these characters more （even the unlovable ones。。。you know who you are！）。 I couldn't put this book down。。。not to to eat or to work （don't tell my boss） or even to give my poor old eyes a rest。 I went directly from the first book into this one and， oh my gosh， it was everything I'd hoped for。 The adventure， the emotions， the world-building were all on point。 And， of course， the characters continued to burrow If I could give this book more than 5 stars I definitely would。 Seriously， I couldn't love these characters more （even the unlovable ones。。。you know who you are！）。 I couldn't put this book down。。。not to to eat or to work （don't tell my boss） or even to give my poor old eyes a rest。 I went directly from the first book into this one and， oh my gosh， it was everything I'd hoped for。 The adventure， the emotions， the world-building were all on point。 And， of course， the characters continued to burrow themselves into my heart。The decisions that Brie faces in this part of the story are life-altering and she does it with such class， such care for others， that it's quite obvious that anyone would be lucky to have a friend like her or even just have her in their corner when the going gets tough。 She goes through so much self-discovery and becomes even stronger than she could ever imagine being。 I loved the character growth in this book and the fact that each one had many obstacles they needed to face together and on their own。 I won't tell you which prince wins the girl because that's cheating。。。but I will say that Finn still made me sigh throughout this entire story and I will continue to be #TeamFinnForever！As I said earlier， I couldn't love this book （or this series） more。 But I do have one beef with the author and that's simply。。。why a duology？！？！ That's not nearly enough。 I need more of these characters。 I need more Finn。 I need more time in the Fae realm and in the underworld。 I need more Finn （wait， did I say that already？）。 I need。。。。well， I need more！！ Hey， Ms。 Ryan。。。take us back again。。。please！ 。。。more
Claire
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This is one of the best books I have read in a while。 If you like Sarah J Maas， then you need to read this duology。。。 Which I hope will be expanded。。。 Hint hintIf I'm totally honest， I couldn't see how this could end well， but with all well written stories， you get the ending you want and it seems plausibleAll I was to say is I want to hear more about Brie and Finn！ This is one of the best books I have read in a while。 If you like Sarah J Maas， then you need to read this duology。。。 Which I hope will be expanded。。。 Hint hintIf I'm totally honest， I couldn't see how this could end well， but with all well written stories， you get the ending you want and it seems plausibleAll I was to say is I want to hear more about Brie and Finn！ 。。。more
Rosalyn Hope
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 dude i hope she kills bash
Nolwenn
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I've read These Hollow Vows last year （my very first fae book）， and was agreeably surprised， so I was excited to read the sequel this year。I enjoyed it a lot， much like the first book。 The author manages to pull me into the story and make me care for the characters， even if I found Abriella sometimes annoying with her pity parties。 Sebastian got on my nerves most of the times but ultimately I made my peace with him and I'm satisfied with how it ends for him。I enjoyed seeing all the other charact I've read These Hollow Vows last year （my very first fae book）， and was agreeably surprised， so I was excited to read the sequel this year。I enjoyed it a lot， much like the first book。 The author manages to pull me into the story and make me care for the characters， even if I found Abriella sometimes annoying with her pity parties。 Sebastian got on my nerves most of the times but ultimately I made my peace with him and I'm satisfied with how it ends for him。I enjoyed seeing all the other characters again， especially Finn， and I loved Misha！ I wished we would have learned more about Misha and the Wild Faes， maybe in another book？ I liked how Abriella discovers her magic， her powers， her purpose and somehow herself through the book。 The book is well written， even if the beginning was a bit too slow-paced for my liking。 I'm glad the story tied up all the loose ends and has a satisfying ending。 I definitely recommend this duology if you enjoy fae stories or if you have never read any before and want to start somewhere。Thank you to the publisher who provided me with an e-copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Tone Bardal
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Arc provided by Hodder & Stoughton via NetGallery for an honest review。These Twisted Bonds pick up immediately after These Hollow Vows。 The beginning of the book is fast-paced and action-packed！ We also meet Misha early in this book， who is one of my new favorite characters。 He was much needed！This book contains so much more political aspects than the last book。 I couldn't really keep up with it half of the time， but that's not something new。 I also found the magic confusing sometimes， but that' Arc provided by Hodder & Stoughton via NetGallery for an honest review。These Twisted Bonds pick up immediately after These Hollow Vows。 The beginning of the book is fast-paced and action-packed！ We also meet Misha early in this book， who is one of my new favorite characters。 He was much needed！This book contains so much more political aspects than the last book。 I couldn't really keep up with it half of the time， but that's not something new。 I also found the magic confusing sometimes， but that's nothing new for me。 I wish there was more fighting though。 After the beginning， the action kinda dabs off and we're left with more politics。 All in all， I liked this book much better than the last one， and I'm quite satisfied with the ending even if maybe it felt a little bit rushed。 The story itself wasn't very original though， but I was still intrigued by how it would play out！I would definitely recommend this duology！ 。。。more
lillian
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Thank you to the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for a review！This was easily my best read of the year！ Brie’s growth in this books is truly the star。 There are new characters that I loved and hope we will see more of？？ The ending was so satisfying and I couldn’t think of a better way to end Brie’s story。 It was fast-paced but at the same time， we really see the characters grow。 I can’t wait for everyone to read this！
Renee✨ （Night Owl Loft）
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“𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞， 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝， 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞， 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝…𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮。 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭。"“𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬—𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞， 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭， 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞。 𝐓𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫。 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬。 𝐈𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞。”“𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞， 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 “𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞， 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝， 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞， 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝…𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮。 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭。"“𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬—𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞， 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭， 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞。 𝐓𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫。 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬。 𝐈𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞。”“𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞， 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭。 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫。”___________________Wow。 All I can say is WOW。 I think I can actually keep this spoiler free because trust me when I say you don’t want to know a single thing about this book。 You want to live in every moment， every twist and turn， as it happens and let it blow your mind！！The book picks up immediately after the first book’s ending and the emotions are running HIGH。 Abriella really does run the gamut of emotions and mental processing， and watching her deal with what has happened while also trying to determine who she is now and what it is that is important to her most is one heck of a character arc！！ She was a solid character to begin with but watching her grieve， become angry， become bitter， deal with being a victim， cope with the paralyzing loneliness， and reconcile her past with her future and her goodness with her demons is absolute perfection。 I love her， I loved her journey， and I loved seeing such a strong character use such painful sacrifice to make herself unstoppable， and use the weaknesses and darkness within to make herself stronger。The love triangle continues in this book with ALL of the strings attached but it honestly functions more as an integral part of the story and Brie’s journey as a whole than it does a romantic device。 We gain so much more depth to Finn in this book and watch Sebastian grapple with the consequences of his actions and what comes next。 Brie does NOT let EITHER of them off the hook though and the emotions that are pulled out of all 3 characters independently and together as they try to navigate this complicated dynamic is breathtaking。 The spice stays fade to black but somehow gets even hotter in this book and， in my opinion， tips slightly more toward New Adult than it does YA。 So absolutely no complaints here！！True to the first book， this book will also keep you on your toes and guessing right up to the very end。 There were some aspects that were super obvious and plain as day where the story was heading， but again don’t get comfortable thinking you know anything about the story。 Things that seem obvious quickly become complicated， things that seem anticlimactic quickly become explosive， and my GOSH if the last 30% of this book didn’t rip my dang heart out of my chest…All in all I’m not going to be able to stop thinking about this book。 This was a perfect and beautiful conclusion to a fantastic duology and if I say it left me wanting more it’s only because I adore and miss this world so much already。 I can’t pick one star in the sky…it deserves them all！！Thank you SO much to Netgalley， Clarion Books， and the author for sending me a copy of this amazing book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Raegan
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There is so much to process， it’s ridiculous。 The explanations we finally got just tied everything together so beautifully。 Brie is so skeptical of everything and everyone around her， and so rightfully so。 She’s had her trust betrayed in the worst way， and seeing her character growth in spite of that made it so worthwhile。 The steam between Brie and Finn was just 😩 amazing。 It was deliciously smooth in the delivery and leading up to the big scenes。 I loved the new characters and how they contrib There is so much to process， it’s ridiculous。 The explanations we finally got just tied everything together so beautifully。 Brie is so skeptical of everything and everyone around her， and so rightfully so。 She’s had her trust betrayed in the worst way， and seeing her character growth in spite of that made it so worthwhile。 The steam between Brie and Finn was just 😩 amazing。 It was deliciously smooth in the delivery and leading up to the big scenes。 I loved the new characters and how they contributed to the development of Brie’s story。 Overall， it was a little predictable。 Only a little， because I didn’t see what would happen toward the ending。 I’m not happy with the ending， which is the only reason I didn’t rate 5/5…I needed more。 It was too quick to end。 。。。more
Sheree
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Such a great conclusion！ These Twisted Bonds picks up right where These Hollow Vows left off， and Brie still has no idea who she can trust。 Much like the first book， we get glimpses of both good and questionable qualities in both the love interests， though I was firmly one team over the other this time！ Brie is just as self assured as she has always been， firm in her quest to save and protect those who need it。 I love that about her。 I would love to see more in this world， but I felt the ending Such a great conclusion！ These Twisted Bonds picks up right where These Hollow Vows left off， and Brie still has no idea who she can trust。 Much like the first book， we get glimpses of both good and questionable qualities in both the love interests， though I was firmly one team over the other this time！ Brie is just as self assured as she has always been， firm in her quest to save and protect those who need it。 I love that about her。 I would love to see more in this world， but I felt the ending resolved very well， even if I was sad。 。。。more
Laura
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📖 These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5“I’m fae。 But I am not powerless， and I will never be like them。”------------------------------------------This is the second and final instalment in the ‘These Hollow Vows’ duology。 This story picks up where the previous book ended。 Brie has been betrayed by those she thought she could trust。 With these betrayals weighing heavy on her， and her sudden and unexpected resurrection/transformation， Brie finds herself in an impossible situation， torn betw 📖 These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5“I’m fae。 But I am not powerless， and I will never be like them。”------------------------------------------This is the second and final instalment in the ‘These Hollow Vows’ duology。 This story picks up where the previous book ended。 Brie has been betrayed by those she thought she could trust。 With these betrayals weighing heavy on her， and her sudden and unexpected resurrection/transformation， Brie finds herself in an impossible situation， torn between the two courts and their princes。 As civil war wages in the Court of Darkness， Brie finds herself unable to choose a side。 Despite this， Brie can’t deny that she has an important part to play in saving this magical world and those that are suffering the most， whether she likes it or not。What you'll find:🌎 World building✨ More insight into the magic aspect of the story🔮 Prophecy👩🏻 Brie’s character development and seeing her really coming into her power🤴🏻 More Finn！🖤 Love triangle👯 Some new， really fun and interesting characters😮 Shocking reveals💀 Quest into the underworld🔥 The Brie/Finn tension and pining！！😭 Sebastian being an emotional mess， tbhI was so excited to jump into this ARC once I finished the first book！ I loved These Hollow Vows and was desperate to learn how Brie’s story would end。 One thing I really loved about this story and Brie’s character development was that she held Sebastian accountable for the shit he pulled at the end of book one。 She does the same with Finn， although I think that his behaviour was less terrible than scaring her into a bond and not telling her she would die and come back as a fae。I loved the side characters， especially Misha。 Super flirty， powerful and has that awesome mind-reading power。 I think Brie really came into her own in this book and I love how she really fought for what she wanted， especially in the second half。 The ending itself was satisfying。 It ended the way I wanted it to， although I was shocked by Sebastian’s actions at the end！ Also， while I love who she chose， I don’t know if I completely bought their love story。 Something I’m still processing， I guess。Overall， a really entertaining read and a great way to end a fantastic series！Thank you to #netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to leave an honest review。 。。。more
Jules
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Thank you to NetGalley for this incredible ARC！ I definitely would have cried having to wait any longer for the sequel to These Hollow Vows！This was my most anticipated sequel of the year and it did not disappoint。 Lexi Ryan’s writing has significantly matured and has created a well thought out and detailed plot line。 This leads to the pacing of the book being slower than the last novel however I preferred this as it felt like a tangible journey with the reader following alongside Brie。 Followin Thank you to NetGalley for this incredible ARC！ I definitely would have cried having to wait any longer for the sequel to These Hollow Vows！This was my most anticipated sequel of the year and it did not disappoint。 Lexi Ryan’s writing has significantly matured and has created a well thought out and detailed plot line。 This leads to the pacing of the book being slower than the last novel however I preferred this as it felt like a tangible journey with the reader following alongside Brie。 Following on from the major plot twist of These Hollow Vows， we follow Brie in the discovery of the new her and her place in her world。 I know you have all been dying for some Finn time and don’t worry you’ll get it！ Bries journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance alongside power and it’s cost， has created an incredibly empowering yet vulnerable storyline that all fans of These Hollow Vows will adore。 。。。more
Jules
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Thank you to NetGalley for this incredible ARC！ I definitely would have cried having to wait any longer for the sequel to These Hollow Vows！This was my most anticipated sequel of the year and it did not disappoint。 Lexi Ryan’s writing has significantly matured and has created a well thought out and detailed plot line。 This leads to the pacing of the book being slower than the last novel however I preferred this as it felt like a tangible journey with the reader following alongside Brie。 Followin Thank you to NetGalley for this incredible ARC！ I definitely would have cried having to wait any longer for the sequel to These Hollow Vows！This was my most anticipated sequel of the year and it did not disappoint。 Lexi Ryan’s writing has significantly matured and has created a well thought out and detailed plot line。 This leads to the pacing of the book being slower than the last novel however I preferred this as it felt like a tangible journey with the reader following alongside Brie。 Following on from the major plot twist of These Hollow Vows， we follow Brie in the discovery of the new her and her place in her world。 I know you have all been dying for some Finn time and don’t worry you’ll get it！ Bries journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance alongside power and it’s cost， has created an incredibly empowering yet vulnerable storyline that all fans of These Hollow Vows will adore。 。。。more
Verona
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If you liked These Hollow Vows， you’ll probably love These Twisted Bonds。 If you didn’t like it， the second one most likely won’t change your mind。 I thought Book one was okay， Book two turned out pretty mehh。First thing that comes to my mind was the love triangle。 It was somehow alright in the first one， but in the second one it was seriously starting to annoy me。 Abriella just can’t decide who she likes。 She gets jealous as hell when Finn talks to other girls， but then she kisses Sebastian， on If you liked These Hollow Vows， you’ll probably love These Twisted Bonds。 If you didn’t like it， the second one most likely won’t change your mind。 I thought Book one was okay， Book two turned out pretty mehh。First thing that comes to my mind was the love triangle。 It was somehow alright in the first one， but in the second one it was seriously starting to annoy me。 Abriella just can’t decide who she likes。 She gets jealous as hell when Finn talks to other girls， but then she kisses Sebastian， only to tell him a second later that she really doesn’t like him anymore， but she still can’t stand the thought of kissing someone else either。 Make up your mind， girl！ And not just about boys – Abriella spend most of this book just figuring out what she was supposed to do and how to deal with everything， but not in an interesting way。 Just whining and waiting for other people to tell her what to do， basically， and then whining about not liking being told what to do。I didn’t like Sebastian at all in this one。 He was so dishonest in These Hollow Vows that I simply couldn’t trust him and he was so whiny all the time because Abriella didn’t love him。 He was also pretty selfish。 And Finn wasn’t that much better， tbh。 A very whiny book。I was also a bit confused about the role Misha played。 He was an interesting character， but I felt like he didn’t actually do anything。 He could’ve easily been left out of this book。 Many people and scenes could’ve been cut out， in fact。 There just wasn’t much action。 A lot of talking， a lot of trying to figure out what was going on。 It was a bit boring。 Didn’t help that I didn’t exactly care about the characters。 So yeah， I didn’t really care for this book。 I’m sure there are many people who will absolutely love it， but that’s not going to be me。Thank you NetGalley and Hodder&Stoughton for offering me a review copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Amber
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This was AMAZING！！😭😭 One of my favorites of the year by far！ I am in love with this duo， these characters and this world。🥰 I can’t WAIT to see what other fantasy stories Ryan will craft next！！ All。 The。 Stars。✨👏🏻*Thank you to the publisher for gifting me a copy of the book。🖤🖤*
Gee
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This book was everything I could’ve asked for and more。 The story is so enthralling and capturing and I am so emotionally involved in both the characters and the plot。 It truly encapsulates love， purpose， sacrifice and heartbreak all in one。 Brie is so important to me， she’s trying to find a place in a world she thinks she doesn’t belong in and she consistently chooses other people and their well-being over her own。 I really couldn’t say enough good things about this duology and the ending was s This book was everything I could’ve asked for and more。 The story is so enthralling and capturing and I am so emotionally involved in both the characters and the plot。 It truly encapsulates love， purpose， sacrifice and heartbreak all in one。 Brie is so important to me， she’s trying to find a place in a world she thinks she doesn’t belong in and she consistently chooses other people and their well-being over her own。 I really couldn’t say enough good things about this duology and the ending was so perfect it made me cry。Thank you so much Netgalley for the arc！ 。。。more
Amanda
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Received a free ARC from NetGalley。Book 2 picks up where book 1 left off。 Brie knows that Bash aka Seelie Prince Ronan （well， half Unseelie） tricked her into bonding with him。 She died and was given a potion to make her Fae。 She also hold the power of the Unseelie court while Ronan has the crown。 She is very angry and runs away。 She comes into contact with Misha， King of the Wild Fae， who is helping Unseelie children escape camps。 She helps him then goes to the Wild Fae lands with him。 They beco Received a free ARC from NetGalley。Book 2 picks up where book 1 left off。 Brie knows that Bash aka Seelie Prince Ronan （well， half Unseelie） tricked her into bonding with him。 She died and was given a potion to make her Fae。 She also hold the power of the Unseelie court while Ronan has the crown。 She is very angry and runs away。 She comes into contact with Misha， King of the Wild Fae， who is helping Unseelie children escape camps。 She helps him then goes to the Wild Fae lands with him。 They become friends。 Ronan and Finn become aware that Brie is with Misha’s people。 Finn and his crew show up。 They must find a way to 1。 Save the Unseelie Court and its children from the Long Sleep。 2。 Figure out who gets the Unseelie throne。 3。 Defeat Ronan’s evil mother， the Queen of the Seelie Court before she destroys everyone。 There a lot of Finn and Brie falling in love while pretending to be betrothed。 There’s also a quest to figure out why Finn and Ronan’s dad was able to save Brie from dying as a child。（hint: she is the Chosen One aka a human disguised descendant of the Fae Queen Mab。）Spoiler Spoiler SpoilerRonan’s mom captures Brie， Ronan and Jas。 Ronan’s mom is killed by Brie （by her shadow self- probably won’t make sense to explain it here）。 Ronan chooses to become mortal to break the bond with Brie。 He will rule the Seelie court as a mortal。 Brie is tethered to Finn （they are connected and can share power）。 Brie is queen of the Unseelie。 Jas， Brie’s mortal sister， stays with her for now in Faerie， making clothes。 。。。more
Carolina
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The second book was good！ The writing was well done， the pacing of the book was on point and the characters were full of life and personality。 I liked the direction the author took the story， especially how she was able to show us more of the that world。 There was drama and there was spice。 The book stared exactly where it left off on the first one。 Overall， I enjoyed the book， the sequel certainly didn’t disappoint。 It was a good conclusion to the story。Arc generously provided via Netgalley， in The second book was good！ The writing was well done， the pacing of the book was on point and the characters were full of life and personality。 I liked the direction the author took the story， especially how she was able to show us more of the that world。 There was drama and there was spice。 The book stared exactly where it left off on the first one。 Overall， I enjoyed the book， the sequel certainly didn’t disappoint。 It was a good conclusion to the story。Arc generously provided via Netgalley， in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Bryony Indecisive Reader
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“I know what it’s like to be an orphan， and I know what it’s like to have your choices stolen from you by those who have so much power they can’t see anything beyond their greed for more。”I really loved this sequel to These Hollow Vows。 I fell into the world with the characters and I couldn’t put the book down。 In this book， we got to explore more of the Fae lands - both the parts we heard about in the first book and ones even the characters don’t know about。 It allowed the reader to learn more “I know what it’s like to be an orphan， and I know what it’s like to have your choices stolen from you by those who have so much power they can’t see anything beyond their greed for more。”I really loved this sequel to These Hollow Vows。 I fell into the world with the characters and I couldn’t put the book down。 In this book， we got to explore more of the Fae lands - both the parts we heard about in the first book and ones even the characters don’t know about。 It allowed the reader to learn more about the history and the legends of the world， and the consequence they’ve had on everything else。 We also got to witness ceremonies and traditions， which helped build a larger picture of this world。 I enjoyed the characters in this， both returning and new。 They helped Brie find her place in this new world， and let her understand everything that had happened。 I think Misha was a really fun new character， you could quickly tell how important he was to Brie。 I felt like the relationships in this are as important as the plot。 It felt vital to explore both sides of the love triangle as both characters have come to be important to Brie， it wouldn’t have been right if she’d not had the chance to explore and resolve everything that she was feeling - it was complicated！ I was pleased with how it was resolved， but also could feel the heartache throughout before it was。 The plot was constant， but I’m not sure it was high-stakes。 There was always a sense of urgency and I always wanted to keep reading， but I think it was only at the end that I got particularly stressed - I didn’t expect to still be fretting about the book so close to the end。 There were a lot of driving events and a lot of travelling to resolve problems， and there was an overall issue that needed to be resolved。 This was a great conclusion to the series and I’m sad that it’s now finished。 。。。more
Inês
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These Twisted Bonds | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️。5‼️NO SPOILERS‼️I had the opportunity to receive an Advanced Readers Copy （ARC） for the first time， and I was super excited that it was for These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan， the 2nd and last book of These Hollow Vows duology。I loved the first book， and this book takes off right where we left in the first book。I enjoyed Sebastian’s and Brie’s character development in this second book （ I would have liked for Finn to have the same opportunity）， and I wish that the pl These Twisted Bonds | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️。5‼️NO SPOILERS‼️I had the opportunity to receive an Advanced Readers Copy （ARC） for the first time， and I was super excited that it was for These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan， the 2nd and last book of These Hollow Vows duology。I loved the first book， and this book takes off right where we left in the first book。I enjoyed Sebastian’s and Brie’s character development in this second book （ I would have liked for Finn to have the same opportunity）， and I wish that the plot’s conclusion was a little more detailed （it felt a bit rushed for me）。Overall this YA series is a well-written easy read， with a well-built but easily immersive world， and by making it a duology the author has delivered two really good and cohesive books。If you enjoyed ACOTAR you should give this series a try！ 。。。more
Michaela
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（Arc）So everyone knows I devoured book 1。 So when I got the arc for book 2， my heart was mega happy。 This came in and MY GOD it was good。 And a perfect ending novel。 10 outta 10。
Liz
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Three cheers to Lexi Ryan for writing a love triangle I enjoyed。 This was a fantastic conclusion to These Hollow Vows。 We really get all the tropes in this duology。 The character development was what really blew me away。 If you can make me hate， then love someone， you're getting five stars。 This has all the classic fairy tale vibes with romance， pining， and a satisfying ending。 Three cheers to Lexi Ryan for writing a love triangle I enjoyed。 This was a fantastic conclusion to These Hollow Vows。 We really get all the tropes in this duology。 The character development was what really blew me away。 If you can make me hate， then love someone， you're getting five stars。 This has all the classic fairy tale vibes with romance， pining， and a satisfying ending。 。。。more
Steph ✌🏻
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5 stars - SPOILERS AHEAD Thank you to the author （Lexi Ryan） publisher （Hodder and Stoughton） and NetGallery for the e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review。 I want to say that I was excited to read this after the jaw dropping ending to These Hollow Vows， however These Twisted Bonds did not hit the mark for me。 Although a good end to the storyline， I felt that the book could have been 100 pages less and have a lot less seemingly random scenes in it， the love triangle continues betw 3。5 stars - SPOILERS AHEAD Thank you to the author （Lexi Ryan） publisher （Hodder and Stoughton） and NetGallery for the e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review。 I want to say that I was excited to read this after the jaw dropping ending to These Hollow Vows， however These Twisted Bonds did not hit the mark for me。 Although a good end to the storyline， I felt that the book could have been 100 pages less and have a lot less seemingly random scenes in it， the love triangle continues between Brie， Bash and Finn， however Brie spends a lot of her time ‘working on herself’ then going straight back to either Bash or Finn with a lot of “I can’t trust anyone” and “I’ve been betrayed by everyone” scenes， but then kissing said men！ I was debating whether to DNF this book a couple of times， however there were then some points where I was excited to read more as it seems as though the story was picking up， however it then fell flat and it seemed as though the author wasn’t even sure where to go with the story。 For example: * Finn being ‘ tethered’ to Brie felt very random （it did kind of make sense as to why they were so close etc but…just meh） * having Brie ‘kidnapped yet again’ but the queens guards （this happened like 3 times） * Brie having this ‘dark side’ to her which helped her and Bash escape （but this was only mentioned twice before）* the ending > this necklace which was on Brie the whole time because she couldn’t bring ‘herself to get rid of it’ at the beginning of the book， and then was only mentioned one or two more times throughout the book， being one of these ‘magical stones’ that （you guessed it） could turn fae into humans， something that Brie had wanted all along Also all those people wanting more spicey scenes are all going to be disappointed， because this also fell flat for me （I’m not however sure if this book is marketed as YA or NA， but I’d have to guess at YA）Overall， 3。5 stars， probably more 3 stars。I know a lot of people really liked the first one （and I’ve even seen some people who have really enjoyed the second）， but just my opinion I would not recommend and I’m disappointed 🙃 。。。more
Cassie
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3。5If you are looking for a book/series to read after an ACOTAR hangover， this duology is it！ Very similar but also does it's own thing。 After reading These Hollow Vows I had to read These Twisted Bonds asap。 It starts where it left off in These Hollow Vows with Brie's anger。 We follow her， Finn and Sebastion as they figure out what to do about the bonds， children and the courts。There were plenty of jaw dropping and eyerolling moments。 Most eye rolls were towards Bash。 Finn was swoonworthy。There 3。5If you are looking for a book/series to read after an ACOTAR hangover， this duology is it！ Very similar but also does it's own thing。 After reading These Hollow Vows I had to read These Twisted Bonds asap。 It starts where it left off in These Hollow Vows with Brie's anger。 We follow her， Finn and Sebastion as they figure out what to do about the bonds， children and the courts。There were plenty of jaw dropping and eyerolling moments。 Most eye rolls were towards Bash。 Finn was swoonworthy。There was some spice added in but it was written with little detail which for a YA duology isn't a bad thing。 If more detail was added， I would've put these in the NA category。I LOVED the addition of Misha！ I would love to have a book dedicated to him。I did enjoy this book more than the first and I'm sad to see things story come to an end。 I had a lot of fun reading it。read an arc through edelweiss <3 。。。more
Anja H。
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*4。5 ENDGAME STARS*Oh boy， I loved almost everything about this！ This picked up right where book one ended， and thanks to this ARC I got to read both books back-to-back without needing to wait for months for the sequel。These Twisted Bonds had way darker vibes than the first one， but I didn't mind that one bit！ I'm not ready to say goodbye to this world and these characters， and I'm quite sad this is just a duology because I wouldn't mind an extra book （or two） to be honest！I'm glad we got to kno *4。5 ENDGAME STARS*Oh boy， I loved almost everything about this！ This picked up right where book one ended， and thanks to this ARC I got to read both books back-to-back without needing to wait for months for the sequel。These Twisted Bonds had way darker vibes than the first one， but I didn't mind that one bit！ I'm not ready to say goodbye to this world and these characters， and I'm quite sad this is just a duology because I wouldn't mind an extra book （or two） to be honest！I'm glad we got to know Mischa in this book because he ended up being one of my favorite characters ever！ The one complaint that I had was that I think the pacing was a little off sometimes。 The first 75% of the book were quite slow （and focused more on the romance） compared to the last quarter， where so many things were happening in quick succession that it actually left me reeling sometimes。 I could've done with a longer epilogue and some extra chapters to see the endgame couple and their happily-ever-after。 Oh well， not complaining because at least my favorite got the girl in the end！ 。。。more
Anne
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Absolutely perfect sequel to These Hollow Vows。 Brie is a fierce female who fights for the rights of all the less fortunate。 She deserves nothing more than to be queen， but the unexpected always seems to happen in the magical realm of the Seelie and Unseelie。 Betrayal， love， and hope intertwine in this excellent sequel。
Caylie Ratzlaff
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Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC of this novel。 4/5 stars。 This is a sequel to These Hollow Vows。 Did I immediately binge read this after rereading These Hollow Vows？ Yes。 To echo some of my comments from my review of THV， I felt like this was written for readers of the Cruel Prince/ACOTAR/etc。， because Brie embodies many of the same qualities as the MCs in those novels; however， the world is still unique enough to where it doesn't feel like an exact copy of the YA fantast novels Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC of this novel。 4/5 stars。 This is a sequel to These Hollow Vows。 Did I immediately binge read this after rereading These Hollow Vows？ Yes。 To echo some of my comments from my review of THV， I felt like this was written for readers of the Cruel Prince/ACOTAR/etc。， because Brie embodies many of the same qualities as the MCs in those novels; however， the world is still unique enough to where it doesn't feel like an exact copy of the YA fantast novels that are common。 Additionally， there is spice that is a little bit more detailed than expected from YA so。。。there's that。 Anyways。 I really enjoy how this series really pulled from the idea of Faerie stories and prophecies。 I'm also glad with how it resolved the cliffhanger of THV， and the ending of this duology left me gaping like a fish because OH my GOD。 Both Bash and Finn find redemption in this novel， but the true redemption is with Brie and accepting all parts of herself。 Honestly though， I was hoping for a Poly relationship to appear。。。but I'm still satisfied with how it ended。 I gave it 4 stars because it does feel similar to a LOT of YA fantasy -- shadow magic， queen mab， love triangles， bonds， etc。， and some of the plot was predictable。。。but overall it's a fantastic duology and I could not put it down。 。。。more
Jodie
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t took me a good 25% of this book to get back into it again。 THV was a 5 star for me， this is about a 4。5/4。75 and that’s purely for the beginning。 This does feel a little like ACOTAR lite。 There are a lot of comparisons and similarities but I really enjoyed it and got swept up in it。
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