Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

74 reviews

kaylamullarkey's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Murder, Confinement, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Medical content, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Vomit

luna_98's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

wow. the drama, the tension, the war, the romance, the tragedy. i loved it. 

this was more fantasy-driven whereas DR was more romance which i felt struck the perfect balance for this duology. the writing is beautiful, the multiple pov’s tell a great story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and War

Moderate: Murder, Death, and Grief

Minor: Vomit

katievallin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense 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

I've read a few books by Rebecca Ross, and I really like her writing style. This one was very enjoyable but sad.

I like that there was never any doubt about Roman and Iris finding each other again,

and I really like their relationship and chemistry. I wasn't planning on reading this book because I was annoyed and stressed about the cliffhanger at the end of the first one, but this was very well done and a good conclusion.

Some excellent quotes:

"Write me a story where there is no ending, Kitt. Write to me, and fill my empty spaces."

"He let his hands relax at his sides, realizing that he was safe here, that he needed to open those old scars so they could heal."

"It was not always a happy story, although it was an honest one."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Classism, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Medical trauma, Chronic illness, and Sexual content

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

luna_lovelace's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

4.0

The world-building was done well, immersing me in the story and making me curious to know more about Dacre's perspective. 

I was initially intrigued by the possibility of Dacre

having a good side, but as the story progressed, I realized that his actions were merely the result of a god's human-like emotions getting the better of him.

While I still love Roman and Iris, I must say that the romantic aspect of this book doesn't measure up to the first book in the series. 

However, the author did an excellent job of fleshing out the other characters, like Tobias and Attie. The book was filled with so many likable characters that I couldn't pick just one favorite!

The only criticism I have is

that I don't understand the reason behind Sarah and Forest's death, other than to give Iris more loss in her life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Murder, Torture, War, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Sexual content

aelytacchan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Although I liked Divine Rivals better, Ruthless Vows was a good follow-up to the story and the ending was satisfying!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Violence, Gore, Murder, Gun violence, Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, War, Body horror, and Confinement

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Medical content

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

lakinglaze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

This was lovely. The story came all together in a massive crescendo and I enjoyed every moment of it. I’m going to miss Roman and Iris, but I’ll just keep mentally picturing them from the ending of this book and imagine all the wonderful events of the characters’ lives I’m sure followed this story. 💗

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, War, Medical content, Alcohol, Violence, Animal death, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Confinement, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Grief, and Murder