Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

94 reviews

justqueue's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Death, War, Murder, Medical content, Blood, and Cursing

Minor: Stalking, Alcohol, and Vomit

aileron's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Grief, and War

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Gore, Medical content, and Vomit

Minor: Alcoholism, Classism, and Death of parent

mariahlynnpeck's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, War, Death, Violence, Grief, and Vomit

aplain's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Gun violence, War, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

gpfot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, Slavery, Alcohol, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Emotional abuse, War, and Violence

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

REBECCA ROSS STRIKES AGAIN!! I am sobbing as I write this review. Iris and Roman, married but separated by Darce have to once again find each other through their words. Roman has his memories removed and Iris is back in Oath searching for a way to fix what's been broken. This book is sooo much better than Divine Rivals. I'm not sure if its the pre established relationships, the more evolved climax, or the constant stream of activity but Ruthless Vows took my breath away. Between the gut wrenching end, the beautiful relationship between Iris and Roman, and the satisfying conclusion of the duology this is everything I wanted it to be and more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Gore, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Genocide, Grief, Blood, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Cursing, Physical abuse, Stalking, Kidnapping, War, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Murder

chelly_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, War, Grief, Blood, Gore, Murder, Medical content, and Violence

lisavandonselaar's review

emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Death

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

theinkedpath's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

ES:

Ya se ha acabado mi nueva obsesión...y no sé qué va a pasar después de leer este libro.
Necesitaba transportarme lejos de mi vida y este libro me ha dejado viajar hasta Oath con una maleta para máquina de escribir, enamorarme de nuevo del periodismo y vivir otra vida. Ojalá esa vida durara más.
Sé que este libro no es perfecto, pero ha sido mi oportunidad para dejar de ser yo por las noches y pensar que había cartas llenas de amor que viajaban entre armarios también para mi.

Pienso leer más cosas de Rebecca, por supuesto.

EN:

I did not want this to end. I needed more Iris and Roman. I needed more love letters full of longing and sweet words.
It is not a secret among those who love me that these past months have been a nightmare...and this book was my safe space during that time. The best moment of the day. 
Probably it is not the perfect book, but it was the book I needed. I needed to scape to Oath, find myself in Iris and feel in love with journalism again (a career I studied but I could not find opportunities in the way I wanted). Old-fashion typewriters in hand, gathering stories, all mixed with magic. 
Through Iris and Roman love story I had my heart pounding, wishing magic ley lines were real, waiting for the next letter. 
I am a romantic, I am not going to lie. I wished for love letters of my own. But their love story serve me as a shelter for when stress and sadness was too much in my reality. 
I also found that this story allowed me to find joy while also mirroring the desperation I was feeling in my real life. All mixed, all at the same time.
I wish I could explore Iris and Roman story further, as they have accompanied me in such hard times. It is hard to say goodbye.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, War, Blood, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

As a form of trigger warnings there is

death of a sibling

As a form of trigger warnings there is

an execution scene, although the character is not killed in the end

amy_q13's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Confinement, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Medical content, Child death, Death of parent, and Sexual content