Hollen the Soulless

DNF @ 26%

This is one I didn't think I'd end up DNFing. I went in to this one knowing the MMC abducts the FMC. I read dark books and if I'm in the mood for it, I can be into it. The problem I had here is that I consider abduction & forced marriage to be dark 9 times out of 10, with the only exception to this being alien books where there is a language barrier, misunderstandings, and usually an apology involved later. And those are hit and miss with me – it depends on the writing.

Here? I'm not down with how everything plays out.

He abducts her and expects her to be happy right off the bat, but he even mentions how if she didn't try to fight him he'd be disappointed. Which is pretty weird, right??? And everyone she talks to is all “oh you'll get used to it. We all love our men and this tradition.” So the MMC is toted as a super sweet guy but strong blah blah blah. But, if they need women why not go out and find willing women? Why abduct them and go through the process of being hated? There is no reason for him to pick her and even when she explains that her family and people will be harmed this supposed sweet and lovable guy is all “hmmm too bad.” He's a chief who has lost his father recently – he should understand where she is coming from, yet decides to be an ass instead.

So, I couldn't get past this. I can't get past how they treat her and do everything to make her slowly give in to him when there is no reason for her to have been picked and this dark aspect with the loving and utopian people did not work for me.

I'm 100% the main character and her need to escape. Every time she tried to bribe people made me cringe, but I get where she's coming from. She's desperate.

Anyhow, not a fan, unfortunately.