Reviews with content warning for Toxic relationship - Ruthless Fae

This book is a slight improvement on the first one, the Vegas have grown a little bit of a backbone and finally get a tiny bit of revenge on the heirs. But it really is only a tiny bit. The pranks they pull on the Heirs are about the level you would expect from a bunch of high school kids and barely gets them enough payback for the hazing they went through on day one at the academy, so it's quite underwhelming. Again, the frequency of grammatical errors in the book is disappointing. The pacing of this series is weird, each book only covers a week or two and there is so much focus on the mundanity of each day and the constant jibes and bullying from the heirs, then most of the action packed in right at the end.

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crinkledmochi's review

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dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

again im just reading this for a good time lmao… also these books are kinda long for no reason like the first half to middle is barely any plot and all the action and good stuff is at the end which is understandable but there’s too much exposition.

also can we talk about the tokenism of diego…

and the fact that this series lacks diversity when there’s so many species of fae ??? there’s one poc in this whole series and he’s a bad guy (max rigel), the vega twins and diego are latine but they’re white so does that even count,,,

let’s also mention the fact that lance is like 26 and darcy is 18… at least tory is flirting with people her age not that it makes it any better cause she has terrible taste (abusers).

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zanazy's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Alright so this book picks up immediately after book 1. The twins are finally ready to dish out their own form of payback on the heirs, and they do so in funny but cruel ways. The plot moves forward only a little as Tory and Darcy chase the clues left by their dead ally. We also get a peek at the boys’ home lives and psyche as the chapters are not just Tory and Darcy POVs.. we get at least one chapter each heir, as well as a chapter or two from Orion… or should we just call him Lance.

The bullying is toned down on the boys side, but I found some of the ways Darcy and Tory got back on them to be bad and mean spirited. I wanted to believe they were better than that. Instead of bullying we get some intense sexual scenes which I am torn about. For Darcy, I saw it coming a mile away and for Tory I think she picked the wrong guy to do that, but seems to have picked the right guy in the end. My fav part was finding out what Geraldine’s form was and the Pegasus jokes.

My theories as I read….

1. Darcy and Lance are mates
2. Tory and Darius are mates
3. Tory, Darius, Caleb love triangle
4. Darius dad killed Lance’s sister
5. I still think Diego is sus.. no form yet so I still suspect nymph
6. Darius dad is working with nymph
7. Darius’ brother is a half brother, different dad

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_savannahreads_'s review

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adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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