A Grim and Sunken Vow
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Arlo and her friends must decide how far they’re willing to go to depose a cruel ruler in this third book in the Hollow Star Saga that’s The Cruel Prince meets City of Bones and “offers vicious and thrilling intrigue” (Kirkus Reviews).
The die is cast.
The era of Spring is over.
Riadne’s bloody coup on the Summer Solstice changed Arlo’s life forever. In one fell swoop and a fool’s bargain, she lost both her family and free will to the newly crowned High Queen. Now, with Arlo forced to use her powers as Luck’s Hollow Star to help summon the rest of the seven deadly sins, Riadne stands closer than ever to achieving her dark goals.
And Arlo isn’t the only one trapped in a frightening new role. Her ex-Fury girlfriend, Nausicaä, is determined to do whatever it takes to stay by Arlo’s side, even if that means becoming Riadne’s pet assassin. Aurelian and Vehan, torn apart, struggle to survive on their own.
Meanwhile, Celadon has been revealed as Riadne’s illegitimate son—and heir to both Spring and Summer, the ultimate offense in the faerie world. But the High Prince has secret plans of his own, plans made all the more complicated when the beautiful and deadly immortal Hunter Lethe takes an interest in him…
Five budding legacies will need more than luck if they hope to stand a chance against the greatest adversary the Courts have faced. For nothing’s more dangerous than a faerie tale… except the one who tells it, and maybe what they’re going to need is no longer that story’s hero but its villain.
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4 primary booksHollow Star Saga is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by Ashley Shuttleworth.
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4.5 Stars. Ashley Shuttleworth has created the most intricately woven world I have ever seen before. Every single aspect of this world needed to be thoughtfully planned out and designed with specific rules in mind, and I am really impressed with their skill to do so. While it did not matter as much in the second book, I will have to go back to a minor critique I had of the first book; I wish there was a guide describing what species does what and who outranks whom, especially for the gods, titans, deities, and other immortals. I understood everything in the second book, but like I said with the first, this one often leaves me a bit confused because the rules of the Immortal Realm are not clearly defined. I am excited with the direction the story is headed in, and if the last part of the epilogue and the cover art for book four are any indications, I'm in for a wild ride. It sucks that the next book isn't coming out for nine more months, but once the series is completed I will dive back in and read them all. Until then, I bid farewell to the world of the Eight Great Courts.
