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House of Pounding Hearts by Olivia Wildenstein

jourdenbrubaker's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

emmyp8's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

3.0

deannajamie37's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I know Fallon is meant to be very naive and struggling to grasp the new normal of the world, but it took her so long to realize some things that it drive me nuts. I also was pissed that Lore just never corrected her. But when they did get together and the story really picked up, it was awesome. 
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cvv's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

bookgirl3091's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.5

erin_schaefer's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

winterwoodbooks's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I didn't enjoy the All-smut route this book took at like the 4/5 mark too much, but it was still really good and enjoyable.

Also the take on the fmc is really realistic, which could be annoying but made it a little more grounded for me to read.
Excited to see where this leads!

kates_marie's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

melrlite's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

buriedwithinpages's review against another edition

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4.0

Tropes:
Fated Mates
Slow Burn
Possessive
Strong, feisty FMC
Shifter

This is book 2 and picks up right where we left off in book 1. Which leaves Fallon feeling upset and defiant. Which.. I kind of loved lol. She's fiesty!

I loved the journey they went on in this and where the plot went after the first book. I absolutely despise Dante. He annoyed me in book 1 and I really disliked him even more so in book 2.

I'm in love with a certain crow shifter, on the other hand. ;) I was rooting for him in book 1 but wow he really stole my heart in book 2! I finally got the "more" that I was wanting since book 1!

THAT DAMN CLIFFHANGER.. OLIVIA, C'MON!?! I need book 3 immediately. Please and thank you.. and also.. how dare you.

"I swear to you, Fallon Baeinach, that you will live, wander, and fly." <3