Reviews tagging 'War'

Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

332 reviews

emmaleigh55's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

cath_reads_books's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

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

haddybea14's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Medical trauma

spectacles_and_books's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and War

Minor: Sexual content

ksilvio's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Confinement, Vomit, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, War, and Gun violence

purplepenning's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Blood, and Gore

Minor: Vomit

chlo_po's review

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

Just like the first, I couldn’t put it down. Love Iris and Roman’s individual journeys in this one and how Ross ties it all together in the end. This book gives you all the feels !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Violence

gpfot's review

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