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
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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3。5 stars。
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
leereadswords
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To say I was disappointed was an understatement。 These twisted bonds has been on my TBR since I started the first book and I found that most of the book was just filling the reader in on the past and court background I honestly thought when I got 80% in and still nothing really significant had happened that this book was going to end on a cliffhanger and there would be a third book filled with all the action that this one was missing 。 I also found that the storyline was predictable and poorly e To say I was disappointed was an understatement。 These twisted bonds has been on my TBR since I started the first book and I found that most of the book was just filling the reader in on the past and court background I honestly thought when I got 80% in and still nothing really significant had happened that this book was going to end on a cliffhanger and there would be a third book filled with all the action that this one was missing 。 I also found that the storyline was predictable and poorly executed and I wish Abriela would have stood up for herself and stopped letting Sebastian treat her like she was his property and dictate what she should feel and do。 I had no issues with the writing and there were parts of the book I loved but I should warn anyone who wants to pick this book up and finish the duology to lower your standards going in as the 10 total pages of action were rather unclimactic。2。25/ 5 stars 。。。more
leereadswords
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To say I was disappointed was an understatement。 These twisted bonds has been on my TBR since I started the first book and I found that most of the book was just filling the reader in on the past and court background I honestly thought when I got 80% in and still nothing really significant had happened that this book was going to end on a cliffhanger and there would be a third book filled with all the action that this one was missing 。 I also found that the storyline was predictable and poorly e To say I was disappointed was an understatement。 These twisted bonds has been on my TBR since I started the first book and I found that most of the book was just filling the reader in on the past and court background I honestly thought when I got 80% in and still nothing really significant had happened that this book was going to end on a cliffhanger and there would be a third book filled with all the action that this one was missing 。 I also found that the storyline was predictable and poorly executed and I wish Abriela would have stood up for herself and stopped letting Sebastian treat her like she was his property and dictate what she should feel and do。 I had no issues with the writing and there were parts of the book I loved but I should warn anyone who wants to pick this book up and finish the duology to lower your standards going in as the 10 total pages of action were rather unclimactic。2。25/ 5 stars 。。。more
Lydia
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OMG GUYS， 19JULY IS SO NEAR！！
Sara Ann
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The must anticipated sequel to These Hollow Vows is here！！ These Twisted Bonds， starts off right where the last book ended。 Abriella is feeling betrayed by Sebastian and has taken off into the night。 This book is packed full of incredible world building， intense longing， passion， found family， redemption and betrayal。 It was so fun to navigate this world with Abriella who never wanted to be fae， but that is who she is now。 I loved seeing her friendship grow with Kane， Pretha， and Misha。 I also a The must anticipated sequel to These Hollow Vows is here！！ These Twisted Bonds， starts off right where the last book ended。 Abriella is feeling betrayed by Sebastian and has taken off into the night。 This book is packed full of incredible world building， intense longing， passion， found family， redemption and betrayal。 It was so fun to navigate this world with Abriella who never wanted to be fae， but that is who she is now。 I loved seeing her friendship grow with Kane， Pretha， and Misha。 I also adored Finn's wolves， I wish we could have seen more of them。 They seemed very intelligent， and I enjoyed every little scene that we got to see them in。 This book answers all the lingering questions we had from book 1。 The love triangle finally resolves itself in this book。 I was worried about how it would play out， but I was happy with how the author wrote it。 This book was incredibly well written， and I was hooked throughout the entire thing。 An incredible conclusion to Abriella， Sebastian， and Finn's story。 。。。more
Lizzie
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Another page turner！ These Twisted Bonds was a thrill ride！ I couldn’t put it down。 I love the romance and development of relationships。 I think the author could have delved even deeper。 The start was a little slow but it really picked up about 25% of the way in。 Some elements felt rushed and I would’ve liked more detail or dialogue。 I thought the ending was appropriate and that the book had a good message。 I really enjoyed this series and would recommend it to others。
Bobble
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Honestly just from the reviews is pretty clear who she picks in the end。 But what i dont understand is why some many girls wanted her to end with this guy， when in the first book they barely had any moments together， her relationship with the other guy was way more explore， i dont like neither of the two boys， but i think both maked the sames mistakes， they both betrayed her in the same way she just discovered one first than the other one， i dont see what makes one better than the other one。I ju Honestly just from the reviews is pretty clear who she picks in the end。 But what i dont understand is why some many girls wanted her to end with this guy， when in the first book they barely had any moments together， her relationship with the other guy was way more explore， i dont like neither of the two boys， but i think both maked the sames mistakes， they both betrayed her in the same way she just discovered one first than the other one， i dont see what makes one better than the other one。I just want to know why do you guys have preference for *we all know which boy* over the other， they both are as hateful as i could be， but at least she did knew the boy in the beggining and their love didnt see as superficial。 Sorry for my bad english， im not native， but i do want some opinion just to understand why do you actually like one guy when for me they both are the same shit。 。。。more
Tara （the。readingredhead）
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I really loved These Hollow Vows， so I was beyond ready to get into These Twisted Bonds。 A civil war is raging in the Court of Darkness and Abriella seems to be a key to finding the answer of how to find balance in the fae realm。 I can’t say too much because I don’t want to give anything away， but this just was the perfect conclusion to the duology！ I loved Abriella， she is working on figuring out her identity， while also balancing a power she doesn’t fully understand。 Her angst was wonderfully I really loved These Hollow Vows， so I was beyond ready to get into These Twisted Bonds。 A civil war is raging in the Court of Darkness and Abriella seems to be a key to finding the answer of how to find balance in the fae realm。 I can’t say too much because I don’t want to give anything away， but this just was the perfect conclusion to the duology！ I loved Abriella， she is working on figuring out her identity， while also balancing a power she doesn’t fully understand。 Her angst was wonderfully developed and she just felt so genuine in her insecurity and torment and in her search for self。 And the love triangle too was so well continued without feeling drawn out or frustrating。 I wasn’t Sebastian’s biggest fan in the first， and I didn’t love his behavior， but he had growth and I loved the insight into his emotions too as Abriella is forced to not only pick between him and Finn but also the fate of the realms。 And I loved Finn’s intensity and the friendship he has with Abriella。 There are a lot of ACOTAR vibes in this in a way that still felt original and fresh， but familiar。 The found family element is great too， and I love the side characters。 The chemistry of all of these characters is perfect and engaging。 I couldn’t put this down and I was so excited to see how everything concluded。 The magic is interesting and creative， the world is engaging and captivating， and the characters are so likable and genuine and the writing is beautiful。 Really wonderful duology！ 。。。more
Leelee
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you NetGalley， Clarion Books and the author for an advanced reader copy。A satisfying close to the Hollow Bonds duology。 The author does a wonderful job of building the tension throughout the book， particularly among the love interests。 This was an enjoyable， quick read， though admittedly the end felt a bit rushed。 There are plot points that I felt could have been better fleshed out towards the end， and I almost wonder if this series would have been better has a trilogy just to add a bit mo Thank you NetGalley， Clarion Books and the author for an advanced reader copy。A satisfying close to the Hollow Bonds duology。 The author does a wonderful job of building the tension throughout the book， particularly among the love interests。 This was an enjoyable， quick read， though admittedly the end felt a bit rushed。 There are plot points that I felt could have been better fleshed out towards the end， and I almost wonder if this series would have been better has a trilogy just to add a bit more breathing room。 Still， this was overall very enjoyable and I devoured it quickly。 。。。more
Nicki Corridoni
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R rating for the kids。 Sexual content， violence， and language。I read this book AGGRESSIVELY！ I hushed anyone who tried to talk to me because I just needed to know how everything planned out。 I loved this series and was absolutely taken along for the ride。 I adored the inclusion and backstory of the Queen Mab storyline。 I felt like a geeky fangirl over this plot point。 This episode was very heavy on the romance， and love triangle from the first book。 While I am ultimately satisfied by the way eve R rating for the kids。 Sexual content， violence， and language。I read this book AGGRESSIVELY！ I hushed anyone who tried to talk to me because I just needed to know how everything planned out。 I loved this series and was absolutely taken along for the ride。 I adored the inclusion and backstory of the Queen Mab storyline。 I felt like a geeky fangirl over this plot point。 This episode was very heavy on the romance， and love triangle from the first book。 While I am ultimately satisfied by the way everything wraps up in the end， this could have been toned down just a touch。 I got increasingly irritated with the way the male characters treated the female protagonist and that she was basically either too injured or besotted to do anything about it。 The amount of times this girl required/endured being held in the arms of this or that besotted male had me rolling my eyes and face palming at different points。 If you're going to have a badass female lead （which she ultimately is）， why can't she just ride her own horse by herself？ Lexi Ryan did Prince Ronan dirty。 Did he deserve the consequences for his actions？ Absolutely。 Did he have to go from being a decent friend who actually cares for Brie and Jas to being a whiny diaper baby spoiled princeling？ Ugh， so annoying。 All to turn the tide of love interest。 Especially since he is， in the end， rather noble。Despite those points， it was a super easy and indulgent read。 I honestly couldn't put either book down。Thank you to Clarion Books for sending me this ARC through Netgalley！ 。。。more
Coffee And Wander Book Reviews
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This book started out on a giant cliffhanger。 I think we were all pretty angry at Sebastian and her reaction did not disappoint。 We start right into action and it's pretty much a whirlwind from there。 When I was 80% into the book I wasn't convinced this was a duology， because I was sure this book could not wrap it up in the last 20% but boy was I wrong！ I did feel like it was a little fast paced towards the end， but the rest of the book made up for that。The love triangle was a little bit of push This book started out on a giant cliffhanger。 I think we were all pretty angry at Sebastian and her reaction did not disappoint。 We start right into action and it's pretty much a whirlwind from there。 When I was 80% into the book I wasn't convinced this was a duology， because I was sure this book could not wrap it up in the last 20% but boy was I wrong！ I did feel like it was a little fast paced towards the end， but the rest of the book made up for that。The love triangle was a little bit of push and pull throughout the book， but I am happy to say that my favorite won in the end。 Both relationships had a lot of betrayal， so she had to work through those。 But， the chemistry was fantastic between the characters and I loved the relationship building。 Overall， I really enjoyed this book。 I wish the ending would have been a bit more detailed， but it still ended in a happily ever after so I was satisfied。 Thank you to the author and Netgalley for an ARC of this book。 All opinions are my own and I was not obligated to review。 。。。more
Natalia Monzon
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I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN！！ This was my first ARC and I’m so glad I didn’t have to wait the whole year to read the last book in the duology especially since the first book ended in a cliffhanger。 I honestly can’t believe I finished this book in a day and a half！ I already preordered the physical copy because I must have it！ It comes out July 19th so only a month wait。 Okay I’m going to stop blabbing on to more info about the book/review！ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋAbriella realizes the one person she tho I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN！！ This was my first ARC and I’m so glad I didn’t have to wait the whole year to read the last book in the duology especially since the first book ended in a cliffhanger。 I honestly can’t believe I finished this book in a day and a half！ I already preordered the physical copy because I must have it！ It comes out July 19th so only a month wait。 Okay I’m going to stop blabbing on to more info about the book/review！ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋAbriella realizes the one person she thought she could trust wasn’t the man he said he was。 He turned her Fae to save her life but now she’s bonded forever to the man that manipulated her。 She’s trapped in a body she never wanted， but now knows the true depth to her power。 Now that the Fae realm is her new world she makes sure she can at least help others。 But the main person that’s in charge of overthrowing the Queen also deceived her。 Will she be able to trust Finn again to save the kingdom and rekindle their relationship？ ᴍʏ ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️。52🌶🌶✨𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚✨I give it 4。5 stars because there were too many similarities between this book and A Court of Mist and Fury which made it predictable。 But still very enjoyable Finn and Abriella’s relationship kept me engaged in this book through and through。 I loved to be able to see Abriella be more confident in her power。 I love the way Lexi Ryan wrote Sebastian I despised him in the beginning of this book believing he never truly loved her to getting me to feel bad for him/understand him as a character。 The amount of anxiety this book gave me at the end？！？ I cried 😭 your stomach will be in knots！ Do I wish there were a little more fighting scenes？ Yes absolutely yes。 In Fantasy？ It’s a must for fantasy books， but if it would’ve cut out some of the romance just give me all the romance！ This book did have 2 seggsy scenes so I personally wouldn’t categorize this in YA。 I love the way she ended this duology through and through， it has the perfect ending。 •one bed trope•fake dating•love triangle •mate trope•love interest that’s submissive and breedable 😮💨•”I’ve got you。” #thesetwistedbonds #netgalley 。。。more
Alessa
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Actual rating: 4，5 stars， but rounded up because the ending had me crying and sobbing and I love it when books rip my heart out。 Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this， I almost cried when I got the approval notification。 I want to start this by saying that I am writing this review under the assumption that the book will receive a final round of edits， as there were some repetitive sentences， formatting errors， and some minor mistakes， which would a Actual rating: 4，5 stars， but rounded up because the ending had me crying and sobbing and I love it when books rip my heart out。 Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this， I almost cried when I got the approval notification。 I want to start this by saying that I am writing this review under the assumption that the book will receive a final round of edits， as there were some repetitive sentences， formatting errors， and some minor mistakes， which would affect my rating in a published book。 I will re-read These Twisted Bonds once I get my physical copy and update my rating in case the errors are still there。 With that being said， I loved this book。 I picked up These Hollow Vows with no real expectations but ended up loving it。 It took many elements that we have seen in different works of fantasy and romantasy and weaved them together to create a new story， so needless to say， I had high hopes （and expectations） for the conclusion to this duology。 It took me a bit to get back into the story and worldbuilding。 I think the book would have profited from some quick reminders of who is who。 The world is quite complex and I have forgotten most details， so I struggled for a good while。 That is also the reason why I am not giving the book 5 stars。 But once I got back into understanding the world and the players， it was all good。 The pacing was great， I never felt bored or as if some parts were rushed。 Some aspects of the plot were a bit predictable， especially because it was reminiscent of A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J。 Maas， but I always like to say that in books， the "How does this happen" is usually more important than the "What happens"， so I didn't mind too much。 Plus there were enough unexpected plot twists to keep me on the edge of my seat。 The romance aspect was great， I will not say more because I do not want to spoil anything。 This was one of the best love triangles that I have read in a long time， and I definitely have a newfound appreciation of the trope， as long as it is executed well。 My favorite part was the ending， for sure。 I was STRESSED for the last 15 - 20 %， this was so intense and emotional and overall， just a perfect way to end this duology。 Overall， I really enjoyed this a lot and while it is not as good as the first book， in my opinion， I will still forever recommend this duology。 And now I'll be busy waiting for this to be released so that I can scream about the ending with anyone who will listen。 。。。more
Crystal _ Reading Between the Wines Book Club
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After reading These Hollow Vows， this sequel was one of my most anticipated books of the year。 Unfortunely， These Twisted Bonds could not live up to that first book for me。 Full review to come。。。BLOG | TWITTER | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM After reading These Hollow Vows， this sequel was one of my most anticipated books of the year。 Unfortunely， These Twisted Bonds could not live up to that first book for me。 Full review to come。。。BLOG | TWITTER | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM 。。。more
Hale
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*Digital ARC provided via NetGalley。After reading These Hollow Vows， I was feeling pretty desperate to dig into this book。 I had found the first book in the duology to be propulsive， despite its predictability of plot and characters。 I had a feeling going into These Twisted Bonds that I knew what was going to happen （I was right） but that didn't keep me from wanting to read it or enjoying it。When it comes down to it， both of the books in this duology are enjoyable。 They're fast paced， full of fu *Digital ARC provided via NetGalley。After reading These Hollow Vows， I was feeling pretty desperate to dig into this book。 I had found the first book in the duology to be propulsive， despite its predictability of plot and characters。 I had a feeling going into These Twisted Bonds that I knew what was going to happen （I was right） but that didn't keep me from wanting to read it or enjoying it。When it comes down to it， both of the books in this duology are enjoyable。 They're fast paced， full of fun characters， and emotional -all things I love and look for in a fantasy series。 And honestly， maybe if I had never read the ACOTAR series， I would have given both of these books 5 stars instead of 4。 I understand similarities between books， characters， concepts is inevitable。 This was just a little too close for me。 Sebastian isn't as bad as Tamlin， but the similarities are there。 Finn is very much like Rhys。 And the story that plays out with them and Abriella and the courts， while written well and very engaging， was just really similar， which is part of why it was so predictable。What really saved These Twisted Bonds for me was the romance between Abriella and Finn。 I don't think it's too spoilery to say that， I know there was a lot of tension with the love triangle， but I found the path that Lexi Ryan was laying down for the outcome to be pretty easy to follow。 The thing is， Finn is a lot like Rhys from ACOTAR， but I LOVE Rhys deeply so of course I love Finn。 And I love romance -I read more romance novels than probably anything else。 And the romantic parts of this book really deliver，， I found myself highlighting so many lines and moments between Brie and Finn。 That's what really drove me forward with my reading and why I gave this book 4 stars instead of 3。I'm looking forward to more fantasy from Lexi Ryan， I think she has the skill to be a really standout author in the genre， and hey， people love ACOTAR， so if you want more of that， this duology delivers。 I just hope next time she can deliver on something that feels a little less like I've already read it。 。。。more
Caitlin Grace
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A MILLION STARS Full review coming soon
Jennifer
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I only skimmed through it for Finn and the sexy times but it doesn't even deliver in that regard。 Instead there's a cheesy romance， a boring plot and whiny characters。 I only skimmed through it for Finn and the sexy times but it doesn't even deliver in that regard。 Instead there's a cheesy romance， a boring plot and whiny characters。 。。。more
Karin Carter
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An amazing follow up to ‘These Hollow Vows’。 I loved it ; twists and turns abound。 I loved the characters and waited with anticipation to see how the love triangle might play out。 Lots of action and some real surprises。 Not having read any other series by Lexi Ryan， I did enjoy her style particularly as her previous romances did not interest me in the same this duology has。
Erin
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for a free ARC in exchange for a review。 Okay。 If you've seen my review of The Hollow Vows， you know that I was less than a fan of it。 And I was really hoping this one would be better。It was not。 This is basically if ACOTAR had the stupidest protagonist of all time and none of the characters had personalities。My biggest problem is that I absolutely despise Abriella。 She is a complete and utter guillible moron。 She is taken in by anyone's worst lies and i Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for a free ARC in exchange for a review。 Okay。 If you've seen my review of The Hollow Vows， you know that I was less than a fan of it。 And I was really hoping this one would be better。It was not。 This is basically if ACOTAR had the stupidest protagonist of all time and none of the characters had personalities。My biggest problem is that I absolutely despise Abriella。 She is a complete and utter guillible moron。 She is taken in by anyone's worst lies and is so self-rightgeous and "special" for no reason。 She constantly thinks everything is about her and her power， even though there is a literal war going on。 She goes on and on about how she doesn't trust anyone， and yet， will take Sebastian's word for literally anything。 You know。 The guy who killed her？？？ And as for Sebastian， I was so desperate for him to be killed off I didn't have to hear about him ever again。 He has no personality other than "want to be king and smooch Abriella"， which is boring as hell。 He has pretty much no redeeming or interesting qualities and is basically a very bad copy of Tamlin without all the complex aspects of Tamlin's character。And Finn。 Once again， Finn was there。 And that's pretty much all you can say about him。 The romance was。。。。 bad。 （view spoiler）[ So Abriella goes from spending all her time defending Sebastian and begging everyone to like him， and then like a week later is making out with Finn for essentially no reason。 I don't know why she likes him， and I don't know why he likes her。 There is no growth or transition between her relationships， Abriella is basically a serial monogamist。 And then suddenly， she and Finn are declaring their love for each other， which is I guess because that's what happened in ACOTAR and this is a bad version of that？ （hide spoiler）] The ending was fine？ I guess。 I feel like I totally forgot it seconds after I read it， probably because it was incredibly anticlimactic and boring。 One of my big issues as well was the barely veiled mimicing of ACOTAR。 （view spoiler）[ We had the dark love interest gift the protagonist a cabin， tethering which essentially is a mating bond， the dark love interest making the protagonist literally glow with happiness， and even the dark love interest having the protagonist pretend to be his girlfriend to impress his fae court。 Obviously， these are general things but added together I just kept comparing it to ACOTAR， which is a better series。 If you got through this， go read that。 You'll be much happier。 （hide spoiler）]So yeah。 This did not do it for me。 Two stars。 。。。more
Librow0rm Christine
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Thank you， thank you， thank you Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for the arc of These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan in exchange for my honest and unbiased review。 Following the explosive cliffhanger After that jaw dropping cliffhanger of These Hollow Vows， These Twisted Bonds had to deliver， and it definitely does start with a flying pace that just accelerates as you read…I couldn’t put it down！ Ryan continues to deliver， picking up from the revelations and betrayals seamlessly with Brie having to Thank you， thank you， thank you Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for the arc of These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan in exchange for my honest and unbiased review。 Following the explosive cliffhanger After that jaw dropping cliffhanger of These Hollow Vows， These Twisted Bonds had to deliver， and it definitely does start with a flying pace that just accelerates as you read…I couldn’t put it down！ Ryan continues to deliver， picking up from the revelations and betrayals seamlessly with Brie having to work out what she does next， whilst she continues to hunt for her place in the Faerie world。 The world building and magic system continue to grow exponentially， with clarity and logic being applied so brilliantly that it’s pretty much flawless。 The history of Faerie including how the Seelie and Unseelie courts came to being was delivered perfectly。 There is no preaching， there is no teaching， the history， the magic， the world building， the threads of the story and the plot are all skillfully woven as they build upon the foundations laid in These Twisted Bonds。 The plot itself is totally on fire and completely satisfying， even if some of the twists and turns are whiplash strong and delivered at a flying pace。 I can see that it might have been tempting to pad this series out to a trilogy， but I’m really happy that despite the pace and a few sudden turns， it wasn’t。 From a character perspective， Abriella’s （Brie’s） character continues to grow， not only in her magical skill， but in her self-recognition。 She continues to fight for all that she believes in， but recognises and faces her own mistakes and errors of judgement， doing what she can to right wrongs and ultimately， deliver for the Unseelie。 Saying this， it’s definitely no walk in the park for Brie and she really does have to face her demons， Ryan handles this so well， delivering a depth of feeling that at times is seriously emotional。 And yes， I hear you ask what about the love triangle？ What about Bash （Sebastian） and Finn （Finnian，） how is this handled？ I’m not usually the world’s biggest fan of love triangles， particularly when they are far too prescriptive and not handled well， but Ryan delivers！ The triangle between the three is devastating， emotionally draining， tense， heartfelt， joyous and of course steamy！ And I really need to pay homage to Misha， he is an absolute dote。 Entirely honest about his intentions and where he seeks to benefit， but also so supportive of Brie and there for her， as a true friend should be。 Plus， his asides and comments are an absolute joy to read。 If you are looking for a truly thrilling， explosive， emotional conclusion to These Hollow Vows， then These Twisted Bonds delivers on all fronts！ I read it in a single day， it’s fast paced， action packed， full to the gills with twists， turns， romance and more！ And oh I wish I’d taken longer to read it， because finishing it was devastating…I didn’t want it to end！ 。。。more
Trine Moeldrup
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Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for the ARC of this book！ I read the first book in January and really enjoyed it。 It gave me all the fun angsty fae fantasy romance vibes and I couldn't put it down。 I was so excited when I got approved for this ARC！It wasn't that this book was bad， it just wasn't good either。 The resolution of the conflict was way too quick and way too easy and even though my favorite couple ended up together it wasn't that believable。 It felt a little forced and we Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for the ARC of this book！ I read the first book in January and really enjoyed it。 It gave me all the fun angsty fae fantasy romance vibes and I couldn't put it down。 I was so excited when I got approved for this ARC！It wasn't that this book was bad， it just wasn't good either。 The resolution of the conflict was way too quick and way too easy and even though my favorite couple ended up together it wasn't that believable。 It felt a little forced and weird， and many of the lines were so cheesy。 Even though there were a lot of things that had me rolling my eyes this book was still fun and I read it so quickly。 I really liked the side characters in this book， especially Misha！ He was the best！ I felt like the book started out so strong and I loved experiencing Misha's lands and Abriella's inner conflict about her bond with Sebastian and her conflict with Finn。 But then the romance started and it just turned a little meh。Overall not a bad conclusion， but nothing special either which makes me a little sad since I really liked the first one。 I will pick up whatever Lexi Ryan publishes in the fantasy genre again because the books were so readable and very addicting。Another thing， and this may be a spoiler but， in what other book have we heard about a queen being locked in an iron coffin。。。 Couldn't we have come up with something a little more original？ 。。。more
Rachel | Cathartic Reads （Dorian’s Version）
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This was one of my most anticipated releases of 2022， and when I received this ARC I could have cried of happiness。 I loved These Hollow Vows so much。 I devoured that book。 So I had very high expectations for this one。Review:While I enjoyed this book overall， I felt like the backstory of the Seelie/Unseelie courts was a little confusing and convoluted。 I feel like it could have been more polished and easier to understand。 I also found so many similarities to A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J。 This was one of my most anticipated releases of 2022， and when I received this ARC I could have cried of happiness。 I loved These Hollow Vows so much。 I devoured that book。 So I had very high expectations for this one。Review:While I enjoyed this book overall， I felt like the backstory of the Seelie/Unseelie courts was a little confusing and convoluted。 I feel like it could have been more polished and easier to understand。 I also found so many similarities to A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J。 Maas。 A lot of the writing seemed repetitive。 I just didn’t find it to be as well rounded as the first book。With that being said， I like the characters a lot。 The love triangle kept me on my toes and was well done。 I felt satisfied with the ending and loved how the conflict was resolved。 Thank you so much for the opportunity to read and review this！ 。。。more
Sarah
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These Twisted Bonds is a good sequel and answers all the questions we're left with at the end of These Hollow Vows。 The book starts right where the last one left off which is nice， there are no time jumps or rushed explanations。 The plot is quite slow at the start， there's an awful lot of faerie politics which I didn't love， I probably should've reread the first book to fully wrap my head around everything but I managed to get by with the general recaps given along the way。 The plot picks up onc These Twisted Bonds is a good sequel and answers all the questions we're left with at the end of These Hollow Vows。 The book starts right where the last one left off which is nice， there are no time jumps or rushed explanations。 The plot is quite slow at the start， there's an awful lot of faerie politics which I didn't love， I probably should've reread the first book to fully wrap my head around everything but I managed to get by with the general recaps given along the way。 The plot picks up once Finn is back on the scene and there starts to be more action and getting things done， I definitely preferred the second half。The angst is perfect， while Brie has two potential matches in Sebastian and Finn， the book doesn't solely focus on romance - which makes sense given the state of the world and everything going on。 There are just enough moments to make you root for one character or the other but it doesn't overwhelm the plot， the scenes that were there were great and I really liked how the romance turned out！ Brie goes through a lot of personal growth as she comes to terms with her place in the world and her powers， I really liked how she didn't immediately accept her new life and needed time to grieve her human one。 I also liked that she didn't let Sebastian get away with the way he acted in the first book， she holds him accountable for his actions and doesn't forgive him easily。 The side characters are just as good as in the first book！ I also really liked a new character， Misha， he's really fun and I'd love a spin-off book with him。 The duology is wrapped up nicely but I think the world is left in a good place for more books。 *Thank you to the publisher and author for the opportunity to view an advanced copy via NetGalley。 All opinions are my own and I was provided with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。* 。。。more
Luzanne Warren
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If you love ACOTAR and Cruel Prince， This DUOLOGY is for you！ I just finished and I cannot put into words - my dismay that there are only 2 books！ I NEED MORE！！！！ Lexi Ryan has absolutely blown my mind。 Her writing is compelling， imaginative and so spellbinding I literally want to start rereading immediately！ She has brought everything from two of my favorite storyworlds and amplified it beyond my imagination。 The lore and myths and mystical creatures that Faerie entails are brought to life with If you love ACOTAR and Cruel Prince， This DUOLOGY is for you！ I just finished and I cannot put into words - my dismay that there are only 2 books！ I NEED MORE！！！！ Lexi Ryan has absolutely blown my mind。 Her writing is compelling， imaginative and so spellbinding I literally want to start rereading immediately！ She has brought everything from two of my favorite storyworlds and amplified it beyond my imagination。 The lore and myths and mystical creatures that Faerie entails are brought to life with compelling narrative， imaginative and relateable characters and magical plottwists。 I cannot stop recommending these books。 Do yourself a favor and RUN， yes RUN to your nearest bookstore or library and fall in love with the talent that is Lexi Ryan's writing。 。。。more
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