Monday, December 18, 2023

#BookReview: The Hollow Heart (Forgotten Gods #2) by Marie Rutkoski






Synopsis: Intrigue, romance, and magic abound in the heart-stopping conclusion to Marie Rutkoski’s Forgotten Gods duology.

At the end of The Midnight Lie, Nirrim offered up her heart to the God of Thieves in order to restore her people’s memories of their city’s history. The Half Kith who once lived imprisoned behind the city’s wall now realize that many among them are powerful. Meanwhile, the person Nirrim once loved most, Sid, has returned to her home country of Herran, where she must navigate the politics of being a rogue princess who has finally agreed to do her duty.

In the Herrani court, rumors begin to grow of a new threat rising across the sea, of magic unleashed on the world, and of a cruel, black-haired queen who can push false memories into your mind, so that you believe your dearest friends to be your enemies.

Sid doesn’t know that this queen is Nirrim, who seeks her revenge against a world that has wronged her. Can Sid save Nirrim from herself? Does Nirrim even want to be saved? As blood is shed and war begins, Sid and Nirrim find that it might not matter what they want…for the gods have their own plans.



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Rating: 3 Stars
My Review: I feel like this was one of those books that was just made to finish up the story and wrap everything and everyone up.  It did have a really good layout and really lost me through most of it.  This book did not need to be almost 400 pages.  And although I am guessing this is it for this series. It really suffered book two syndrome. 











Review

The Hollow Heart:

"A thrilling, frightening tale of intrigue and revenge, love and desire, affecting humans and gods alike. 
The Hollow Heart is a doorway to a world of magic, vengeance, and romance that will keep you guessing until the last pages." ―Cassandra Clare, New York Times-bestselling author of the Shadowhunter Chronicles

"A heart-wrenching, deftly executed end to this duology." ―
Kirkus Reviews

The Midnight Lie
:

"A thrilling, frightening tale of intrigue and revenge, love and desire, affecting humans and gods alike. 
The Hollow Heart is a doorway to a world of magic, vengeance, and romance that will keep you guessing until the last pages." ―Cassandra Clare, New York Times-bestselling author of the Shadowhunter Chronicles 

“Utterly immersive and gorgeous. Marie’s stories are the loveliest knives that cut you straight to the quick.” ― Roshani Chokshi, 
New York Times–bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves

“Lush, romantic, and powerful. In 
The Midnight Lie, Marie Rutkoski spins a sensuous tale about awakening to the truth.” ― Malinda Lo, author of Ash

"There is no doubt this is going to be one of the most complex and compulsively readable fantasies of the year." ―
Buzzfeed

"Prepare to be devastated by this gorgeously rendered sapphic fantasy." ―
Buzzfeed News

The Midnight Lie is unsettling and thrilling, the world intricate and purposeful, and Nirrim a protagonist readers will surely find enthralling.” ―Shelf Awareness

"Read it for the romance, for the adventure, for the underlying commentary on divided societies―nothing disappoints." ―
Booklist

"Stunning." ―
Bustle

--This text refers to the paperback edition.

About the Author

Born in Illinois, Marie Rutkoski is a graduate of the University of Iowa and Harvard University. She is a professor of English literature at Brooklyn College and a New York Times bestselling author of books for children and young adults. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.  --This text refers to the paperback edition.









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