Lord of The Hollow Court by C.K. Beggan ❤ Book Review #1

I obtained a lot of books through Stuff Your Kindle Day (thanks Romance Bookworms) & this was one of them. 

I was super excited since this book had a Halloween theme & it had “spice”. However, I was sorely disappointed. There was too much detail & descriptions of how the court looked in the beginning. It got to the point where I considered it unnecessary to the plot. My main issue with the story's start was that I, as a reader did not feel any connections to the characters. Yes, I understand that “glamours” are important to fantasy building but it was overwhelming. 

Several pages were filled with sentences that put me to sleep. Three cozy naps, that’s how many times I dozed off as I tried to finish this on my Kindle. Filler. This book felt similar to a scholarly article even though there were spicy scenes. Remember when we had to read boring books in class, so students skimmed or used SparkNotes? That feeling of dread (from school) held me close throughout this story.

Anyways…

The plot centers around Katty, Braam, and Katrina. Katty is a “companion” to her rich friend & they both are in need of husbands. However, Katy is poor & looked down upon (cliche story). Her mother is abusive & so are other characters in the book. All we see is Katty complaining about how ugly she is & undeserving of anything. F.Y.I. both women are eighteen & society back then required the to be married off to “good” husbands. Katty was jealous of Katrina in every way possible, to the point where I got annoyed & hated her personality too. Hating a character right from the start, sucks. 

Moving on.

Desperation is in the air. Katty chases a man into the forest. Her last hope at getting married (even though the man is an asshole). A headless horseman chases her, she runs for her life & stumbles into the magical world of the Fae. While this is happening, Braam & Madeleif are flirting, talking, and engaging in sexual acts. We get a glimpse of their personalities through some mediocre “spice”. Here, the author failed to create pity & hope for Braam. He was getting emotionally/physically abused in his affair but as a reader, I felt nothing. I tried my best to sympathize with every character in this book…

By the end, my feelings didn’t change. I lacked happiness, sadness, surprise, relief, etc. You know that delicious feeling you get when a book is so good you can’t stop reading & want to run away into dreamland? Yeah, I didn’t get that with this.