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adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, War
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This books was darling! Just what I’ve come to expect from Ross. She has such a flowy and poetic writing style!
Spoilers Ahead
This book kept me on my toes and though I guessed many of the major events how we got there rarely panned out how I expected.
The time that spent at the front vs the time spent back in Oath felt like two entirely different books. Not in a bad way, just that there is a notable tone shift.
I love that Dacre’s is so charming, but every now and then his mask will slip and you’ll see who he really is.
Roman’s amnesia got fixed WAY faster than I expected. I thought that would be an issue they spent the whole book fixing, not fix it in the first half. But it is what it is.
Tragically I think Forest was wasted as a character. I spent the whole book convinced that he and lieutenant Shaw were the same person. Or at the very least he was an agent sent to oath for the purpose of delivering Roman’s propaganda to the Gazette. See in my mind what happened was they send Forest the second Alouette so he could magically get the articles he delivered. There are also moments where Roman COULD have seen Forest but them never does. So I thought for sure I was on the right track! At the very least I thought he MUST have been apart of the Graveyard. Like he was running them from out of the mechanic shop casue he knew what it was like to fight for BOTH gods and wanted to get rid of both of them. But nope. He’s just kinda… superfluous. He really doesn't DO anything. In either book really. He’s just kinda… there. He was so suspicious and sneaky and for what? His story I was incredibly disappointed in.
Overall I loved it. I liked how killing the big bad wasn’t the end of the story. They still had to deal with the realities of the war and how it changes a society.
Spoilers Ahead
This book kept me on my toes and though I guessed many of the major events how we got there rarely panned out how I expected.
The time that spent at the front vs the time spent back in Oath felt like two entirely different books. Not in a bad way, just that there is a notable tone shift.
I love that Dacre’s is so charming, but every now and then his mask will slip and you’ll see who he really is.
Roman’s amnesia got fixed WAY faster than I expected. I thought that would be an issue they spent the whole book fixing, not fix it in the first half. But it is what it is.
Tragically I think Forest was wasted as a character. I spent the whole book convinced that he and lieutenant Shaw were the same person. Or at the very least he was an agent sent to oath for the purpose of delivering Roman’s propaganda to the Gazette. See in my mind what happened was they send Forest the second Alouette so he could magically get the articles he delivered. There are also moments where Roman COULD have seen Forest but them never does. So I thought for sure I was on the right track! At the very least I thought he MUST have been apart of the Graveyard. Like he was running them from out of the mechanic shop casue he knew what it was like to fight for BOTH gods and wanted to get rid of both of them. But nope. He’s just kinda… superfluous. He really doesn't DO anything. In either book really. He’s just kinda… there. He was so suspicious and sneaky and for what? His story I was incredibly disappointed in.
Overall I loved it. I liked how killing the big bad wasn’t the end of the story. They still had to deal with the realities of the war and how it changes a society.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Chronic illness, Confinement, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Gaslighting, Classism
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This one starts off at the cliffhanger and quickly progresses. Even more loyalty and love in this one. Beautiful message of loving through anything. Really enjoy the prose of this one as well. Ending feels all-of-the-sudden but fairly satisfying? Although some emotional oddities.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, War
Minor: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Murder, War
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Such a sweet ending to a story that ripped my heart out with the first book so much that I had to take some time away before endeavoring to read the sequel. I tried! It hurt my heart too much 😅
Rebecca Ross has given life to such an interesting world that is filled with such heart. Iris and Rowan are such strong characters. Please please please check out this duology!
Rebecca Ross has given life to such an interesting world that is filled with such heart. Iris and Rowan are such strong characters. Please please please check out this duology!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, War
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
God this was so good. Cried a lot. Stressed a lot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Murder
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It was written with a very nice writing style and the story flowed well, but the characters acted more like 25 year olds than 18, and it could have been more magical.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, War
Moderate: Gore, Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent
this duology was not particularly substantial or memorable but i dont really care i thought it was fun and im glad i read them
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, War
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Enjoyed this one far more than Divine Rivals. Glad I read the end of the duology, as for me this one worked far better than its predecessor.
Despite the second book picking up basically where the first book left off, both main characters felt far more mature and evolved. Their relationship and understanding of the world around them developed in a way that was more satisfying.
Additionally, we got a lot more detail around the war and the deities in a way that felt like it worked to nicely wrap up the story. This second book was full of a lot more pulse pounding action that was actually quite intense for a YA novel. It hooked me and I didn’t really want to stop reading until I got to the end of this one.
Despite the second book picking up basically where the first book left off, both main characters felt far more mature and evolved. Their relationship and understanding of the world around them developed in a way that was more satisfying.
Additionally, we got a lot more detail around the war and the deities in a way that felt like it worked to nicely wrap up the story. This second book was full of a lot more pulse pounding action that was actually quite intense for a YA novel. It hooked me and I didn’t really want to stop reading until I got to the end of this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Sexual content