Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

39 reviews

thebelovedreadingnook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, War, Vomit, and Blood

martapsalvado's review

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Just wanted to start this saying that I LOVE Rebecca Ross' writing. Her words feel like literal magic.

The pace of this second book is slower than the first and it focuses a lot more on the fantasy elements and the war. I'm a romance reader to the core, so that's why I didn't love this as much as Divine Rivals. 
Nonetheless, I still really enjoyed Ruthless Vows. The found family, the angst, the letters, the writing (!!!!) and just 💗💌💓 Iris and Roman 💓💌💗

A duology that I certainly will come back to.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, War, Violence, Torture, Death, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail

gildedspines's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, War, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Confinement, Torture, Vomit, and Death of parent

tanacef's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Minor: Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Chronic illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Torture, and Violence

quietmarki's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Didn't care about backstory of the gods, but the romance between FL and ML was top tier. I LOVE THEM BOTH. I do think the first book was better :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Genocide, Vomit, Torture, and War

2blueshoes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Not as good as the first book, but just as sweeping, gorgeous, heartbreaking, swoon-worthy, and brilliant. Definitely a little darker and more fantasy world focused. I laughed. I cried. I held my breath. Roman and Iris forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Death

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Medical content, Gun violence, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexual content, Murder, and Alcoholism

onabookban's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Death

Moderate: Torture and Grief

Minor: Blood

wordsmithreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

4.75

"You’ve never uttered a vow, or felt it settle in your bones like magic. You’ve never sworn yourself to another.”

So sweet. Tropey and YA at times but I really enjoyed it. Great sequel, I liked it even better than the first!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Torture, Death, and Blood

finnzebelle's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, Torture, Mass/school shootings, War, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical trauma, and Blood

Minor: Sexual content

marinajonesreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

What a beautiful end to this duology. Again, RR is a master at prose and this was beautifully done. I think the reason it’s a four for me this time and not a 5 is only because there was a lot of military strategy in the middle that I think could have been whittled down a bit. I’m also really glad not all our beloved characters made it out. War is gruesome and bloody and sad and she painted that perfectly. I will absolutely be reading more of her work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, War, Violence, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Blood and Vomit

Minor: Stalking