✓ Mood-Profiled
These Hollow Vows 2021
Lexi Ryan · 400 pages
I'm a 400-page ya fantasy with love triangle, fae court, forbidden love energy. Clean but intense — the kind of book that shapes your reading taste forever.
Mood
Romantic & Dark
Spice
2/5 — Mild
Pacing
Fast-paced
Length
400 pages
Ending
Satisfying — happily ever after guaranteed
Heat level
🌶️🌶️ Mild
Things I'm into
Love Triangle
Fae Court
Forbidden Love
THE COMPATIBILITY CHECK
Should you swipe right on These Hollow Vows?
♥ Swipe right if…
✓Forbidden love is your weakness — the more impossible, the better
✓You love books that don't pull punches and go to uncomfortable places
✓Romance is the backbone, not a subplot — and it delivers
✓You live for the twist that makes you flip back 50 pages
✓You trust books that 1.8M+ readers rated 3.77/5
✕ Swipe left if…
✕You want literary prose or beautiful sentence-level writing — this is genre fiction and proud of it
✕You want a thick, immersive saga — at 400 pages, this is tighter
✕You want a series you can binge — this is a standalone
✕You want dark, morally complex fiction — this stays lighter
✕You're not in the mood for worldbuilding — there's a lot of it here
CONTENT NOTES
🌶️ Mild sexual content
🖤 Dark themes
THE FULL PROFILE
What this book is really like — from a full read-through, not the back cover.
Core identity
GenreYA Fantasy · Fae Fantasy · Romance
Dominant moodRomantic, Dark, Twisty
Romance styleSweet — romantic but restrained
ToneBalanced
What to expect
Pages 1–100World established, magic system introduced, stakes set
Pages 100–200Training/quest deepens, alliances form, tension rises
Pages 200–300Stakes escalate dramatically, betrayals, revelations
Pages 300–400Climax + resolution. Satisfying ending
After finishingRecommending it to everyone you know
QUICK ANSWERS BEFORE YOU COMMIT
Everything you want to know before you swipe right
Is These Hollow Vows actually spicy?
Mild heat — spice 2/5. Some tension and mild scenes, but nothing too explicit.
What's the vibe of These Hollow Vows?
Romantic, Dark, Twisty with love triangle and fae court energy. Think YA Fantasy that knows exactly what it is and delivers hard.
Is These Hollow Vows a standalone?
Yes — These Hollow Vows is a complete standalone. No series commitment required. Pick it up, finish it, move on (or reread it immediately).
What are the content warnings for These Hollow Vows?
Content notes include: Mild sexual content, Dark themes. We flag these so you can make informed choices, not to scare you off.
What kind of reader is These Hollow Vows perfect for?
If "love triangle + fae court" in a ya fantasy with 2/5 spice sounds like your kind of book, you'll love this. Check the mood bars above to see if the vibe matches yours.
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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus. Read our editorial standards.
📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 · Guide verified against current edition