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Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

46 reviews

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

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

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

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

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: Death and War

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: Death, Torture, Blood, and War

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

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

Moderate: Blood and Vomit

Minor: Stalking

kinsportch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, and War

Moderate: Torture and Kidnapping

lexim's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Gore, Torture, and Medical trauma

boba_nbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

I have been awaiting the conclusion to this duology ever since I turned the last page of Divine Rivals. The second book in the Letters of Enchantment duology is more romantic and, dare I say, even more beautifully written than the first.

Ruthless Vows picks up about a week after we left Roman and Iris. Now, they are further apart than ever with Iris back in Oath and Roman in the Underworld with Dacre. Roman has lost all of his memories and is trying to decipher his surroundings and the god who claims to be his savior. Iris is trying to find her way back to Roman through the First Allouette, which I found to be quite poetic as Roman is the clueless one this time around. As the pair come closer to finding each other, the war between Dacre and Enva intensifies and comes to its breaking point as Dacre and his army reach Oath. Though the war is between the gods, its conclusion reveals the character of each human involved. The side they choose shows who and what they truly care about: whether it be money or status or family or love. 

Overall, this duology shows the value and magic that can be found in the simple and mundane parts of our everyday lives. The conclusion isn't "epic," but it gives Roman and Iris the ending they both wanted and deserved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual content

There are a lot of loose threads that could've been neatly tied up; however, I appreciate how Ross leaves some things up to the imagination and gives our characters a happily ever after.