Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

45 reviews

barda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Classism

kaylamullarkey's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

boyname's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Body horror and War

r3ader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I'm not sure what to rate this book. On one hand the ending felt fitting, it was a good ending for this duology. 
On the other hand, this book did not live up to the first one. Especially the first half was veeery slow and not really interesting. 
I do love the showing of the war. It's not the main theme, but it's still there. And due to current events (#free🇵🇸), it feels even more real and just overall more emotional. 
The ending was intense and like I said, I liked it  it was by far the best part of this book. 
I would recommend this book only to those who REALLY want to know what Romans and Iris' fates are. If you are content with the ending of the 1st book and aren't that interested in the 2nd, you don't need to start this one tbh. 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Violence, Death, and Confinement

Minor: Death of parent, Murder, Classism, Chronic illness, Blood, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

katie_lerdo's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, War, and Death of parent

tamsterdam_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Death

kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Just like the first book, this was beautifully written, and I enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Stalking, and War

Minor: Blood, Gun violence, Death of parent, Confinement, and Medical trauma

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

I was excited to pick this up after reading and enjoying "Divine Rivals".
"Ruthless Vows" picks up almost immediately after the conclusion of "Divine Rivals". Iris has finally been reunited with her brother, but she still has no idea where her husband, Roman is. With nothing else to do but try to report the truth, Iris heads back to the front lines, both to try to report on what is happening, and to try to find out what happened to Roman.
I really did not enjoy having to read how Roman lost his memories and had no idea who Iris was to him. I did however really appreciate that we got to watch them fall in love via typewriter all over again. They really are meant to be, and it is absolutely beautiful that it is words that bring them together.
This book does get into the politics of the war a little bit more, which I did not love, but I do think it was executed well and helped to push the story along.
Overall, I was satisfied with this ending. I was devastated for the losses, but my heart sang for those who found peace and love. I definitely recommend this duology to anyone who is looking for a light fantastical romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Toxic friendship, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

diamond627's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Torture, War, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Violence, and Death

bonniemortonreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This last book was so good! The character began to feel like I knew them personally I was really connected to them. The politics was obviously incredible I love finding things out about the gods. The only reason it wasn't a 5 star is because of the amount of romance. By the end everyone was in a relationship and that just didn't interest me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Death, Death of parent, and Vomit