I tried to get into this one because I really liked Lexi Ryan's other books, but this one wasn't doing it for me. It felt like the backstory and the world building were both rushed. I was confused with the dual POV a bit and while I'm all about the fantasy, I just didn't vibe with this one.

Thank you NetGalley and HarperTeen for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book was just okay. It did take me a while to get through it. I have heard such good things about the These Hollow Vows series and actually recently bought them. I wasn’t able to read them before I started this book. I’m not sure if that was a mistake on my part. I was very confused at the beginning of this book. I feel like I missed out on some important world building. I will be reading the previous series and will probably come back to read this book again. As of right now, I just feel meh about this one. It took me a while to finish this book and that’s not the norm for me. Again, thank you for the opportunity to read this one. If my opinions change after a re-read, I will for sure update my review.

I was hoping I would get more with this book because These Hollow Vows but it did fall short for me. I story line was great and was easy to follow along, it was just very choppy and slowwww for my liking.

I LOVED THIS BOOK.

Beneath These Cursed Stars brings us back to the world of These Hollow Vows and mainly follows Jassalyn, a princess with no magic of her own and a secret ring that allows her to give death’s kiss, and Felicity, a shape-shifter who is destined to kill her father and trying to avoid the terrible repercussions of that fate.

It took me a second to remember everything that happened in the These Hollow Vows duology, but I feel like the story did a good job filling in any blanks. Both main characters are so well written and feisty, and I really enjoyed the romance arc in both POVs 👀.

Lexi is a really great writer, and this was a great blend of action, magic, and romance with great character development. Her world building and magical system are easy to digest and understand, and I thought the pacing was great. I cannot wait for the next book!

This book does have a nasty cliffhanger, but don’t let that stop you! Come suffer with me while we wait for the next book from Lexi!

Thank you to Harper Teen for the eARC. All thoughts are my own.

This was a fun and quick read! I can't wait to read more from this author.
I really enjoyed the plot and character development.
This is a new author to me, but I really liked her writing style, so I'm adding more of her books in my TBR!

Oh this was rough. Both lead characters had very bland inner monologues and sounded almost exactly the same. Details were hidden and revealed for dramatic effect rather than when it made sense. Extremely confusing world building.

I do reader's advisory and book talks for YA titles. I always look for more fantasy romance titles to recommend. This is exactly what I was expecting, which is not a bad thing but it was a little formulaic for me. However, still enjoyable and I will be recommending.

I didn't realize this was a spin off of another series that I have on my shelves, but haven't been able to read yet. So there is a bit of a spoiler. I do suggest reading These Hollow Vows and These Twisted Bonds before reading this one.

Even still, I did really enjoy this book, seeing the character growth and having the dual POVs. It starts off a bit slow, but then there's a lot going on at the end, with the ending leaving off in a cliffhanger. I'm excited to read the next one in this series!

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperTeen for the eARC in exchange for an honest review

It took me a minute to get into this book, I kept picking it up then putting it back down, I was using this book to try and get out of a reading slump and fantasy and reading slumps in my opinion typically go hand in hand but I did enjoy this book overall. I did not read any other book by this author and there is spoiler for the first two books as this is a spin-off, now I would rather have read those first than this one but I requested to arc read this book without realizing it is a spin off.

This book wasn't the worst one I read this year, it was good but not great and I did enjoy it 3/5 stars, not much world building or character development but if you read the duology first you may enjoy this book wayyy more than me and it could be 5/5 stars for you!


Thank you netgalley for letting me review this book

I love this world and will continue to eat this up. Three years after These Hollow Vows Duo we are back in this world and following Brie's sister Jasalyn, the shadow princess. She is severely affected by her time in the Dungeons being held captive by Mordeus and wants revenge. Meet Felicity, a shifter who will take Jasalyn's place so she can follow through on her plans.

I loved following Felicity and was way more invested in her than Jasalyn. Jas had a lot of growing to do in this book. She's literally 17 and does not have the maturity to deal with anything yet honestly. This book ended on a big cliff hanger and I will definitely be reading the next one!!

Thank you NetGalley and Harper Teen for my advanced copy of this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperTeen for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. I wish I had re-read These Hollow Vows and These Twisted Bonds prior to starting Beneath These Cursed Stars. I forgot many of the smaller details which made me struggle to get drawn into the story. Having said that, I did enjoy the book. I enjoyed the dual POVs and was equally invested in both storylines. I am definitely looking forward to reading the next book. I recommend picking this one up.

So it’s unusual for me to usually like two characters when we do a split timeline kinda POV, but I like both of them.
Both of the storyline seems so interesting.

This cliffhanger though 💀😫

I enjoyed seeing the characters grow, change, and learning about Jasalyn’s past while captured, but I’m hoping to see more development regarding the friendships and relationships. The other characters were there, but they didn’t fully shine or felt there? They were there when needed but it didn’t feel like a fully fleshed out crew.

I didn't like this one as much as the author's previous works, but it is still worth a read and I will continue to look for more books from the author.

Unfortunately, I did not like this book. I could not connect with the fmc or the mmc. I did not like their connection either. The world building was questionable and the author's writing style was making it hard for me to stay interested in the story that she was telling.


Thank you to netgalley and harpercollins for this arc!

I really enjoyed this book and the writing style of Lexi Ryan! I love a good duel POV in books and found that both Jasalyn (the shadow princess) & Felicity (who takes on Jasalyns identity) were engaging and unique characters. Both had somewhat tortured pasts that made them fight for their missions and made you really feel for both sides of the story. I also love a good bit of romance thrown in as a sub plot and this story had not one but two slow burn romances to enjoy!

I found the writing to be easy to digest and the world building / magic systems were easy to understand but still unique and interesting to learn about. Im excited to see what happens to these characters in the next installment of the duopoly. It did end on a cliff hanger that left me immediately wanting more!

Thank you to Netgalley, Lexi Ryan, and HarperCollins Children's Books | HarperTeen for the arc in exchange for this review

I love all these books. It was great to see some old characters make an appearance. It took me some time to get to know Felicity and Jas. It was also confusing that while the chapters went back and forth between two girls, one girl was also in that other girl’s body so most of the chapter people still called her Jas. I believe the switching vantage points is what made it so hard to get into. I can’t believe the ending was such an absolute cliff hanger. I’m in desperate need for book 2.

Beneath These Cursed Stars follows Jasalyn as she hunts for a resurrected king and Felicity as she covers for Jasalyn in the palace. I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I thought it was a great set up to a series and I look forward to the next books; however, this does feel like an incomplete book without really any payoff or climax of the individual story.

I really enjoyed the characters in this book, and I found both points of view to be interesting to read. The book started off strong and didn’t ever drag, which made it a really quick read. I thought there was a nice balance of action, romance, and politicking that kept the book interesting throughout. While the book utilizes a variety of tropes, it didn’t feel too generic, and I think the author did a nice job of executing the tropes well.

This book probably would’ve been a full 4 stars if not for the fact that it kind of just ends. The biggest issue is this book is missing a climax that wraps up the arc of this book; instead, it builds to all of the dramatic reveals and then just ends without providing any sense of closure or a path forward for the next books. While I think it’s okay to end on a cliff hanger, this book feels like it just cuts off with a lot of loose threads that easily could’ve been wrapped up in another 30-50 pages, which left me feeling a little frustrated.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it, but I would suggest waiting until, closer to the sequels release date to avoid some frustration with the lack of closure this book has.

I struggled a lot with this one in the beginning. I loved these hollow vows and was hoping for the super fast paced plot that it had in this one, but it didn’t quite deliver that right off the bat. The characters didn’t seem very deep at first either, it all felt very surface level info. But I’m really glad I stuck with it because by about 75% in I really enjoyed it. Lexi is a talented storyteller and I’m always looking forward to more from her!

I loved this so much more than the original series. I enjoyed the secret identities and twists and turns throughout the story. I couldn't put it down and am now dying for the next book!

I really enjoyed this book! Seeing this story after reading the other two was definitely wish fulfillment. There were some plot points that I didn’t really like but I’m curious to see where the story will go from here. Definitely recommend if you’ve read the other two, but if you try and read this as a stand-alone you’ll definitely be confused.

Thanks to NetGalley & Harper Teen for the ARC in exchange for my review.