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Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

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noragoudie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.75

What a beautiful duology! The quality of Ross' writing really sells the experience for me, and I love the prose style and the way that it makes me feel when I listen to it. These characters were so easy to root for, and the plot was beautifully done.

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justqueue's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

3.75/5.0

I wanted to love this book more, but the middle dragged on. Yet Rebecca wrote characters so lovely I had to finish to see their conclusion. Stepping back, the plot was great, there was just something missing compared to the first book. I’m still glad I read this sequel, and Iris will always hold my heart ❤️

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aileron's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

2.0

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mariahlynnpeck's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book took me a while to finish because I was truly nervous to start it because the story could go so many ways. I wasn’t sure what was to happen but I’m glad Iris and Roman ended up together in the end. Though it left me wondering about certain aspects of the story.

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emmaleigh55's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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cath_reads_books's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

This book was great, as long as you don’t stack it up against Divine Rivals haha. That being said, I don’t think I’m ready for Kitt and Winnow’s story to be over! 😭 They truly had a great love.

I was very pleased with the role reversal that took place in this book; it really allowed it to carry the same vibes Divine Rivals had. And seeing the contrast between Iris and Roman’s relationship and that of Dacre and Enva… goodness gracious.

The one thing about this book that I have to critique is that

the ending felt a bit anticlimactic and almost rushed at points. Like the big climax everyone expected was over too quickly, but the story kept going. I also didn’t enjoy the suspicion that was cast on Enva unnecessarily. It seemed there was absolutely no point to that as it didn’t end up factoring into the outcome.

I did, however, appreciate how there were no loose ends and that the door wasn’t left open to continue these stories. Kitt and Winnow can stay tied up with a neat little bow.

A good conclusion to the story, but definitely overshadowed by how phenomenal Divine Rivals was.

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aplain's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

4.0

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haddybea14's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

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spectacles_and_books's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

Rebecca Ross's writing is just beautiful. I was initially unsure about finishing the duology, but I'm glad I did. I found 'Divine Rivals' to be good, but this was better. Maybe this is partially due to listen to 'Ruthless Vows' on audio. The choice of narrator was excellent.

And also, Roman and Iris are a romantic couple for the ages.

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