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A review by alicia_rausch
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
adventurous
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
3.0
I mean… it was fine I guess.
I liked Divine Rivals but honestly didn't get the hype. It was a good book but the plot holes were numerous and the lore seemed half-baked. The love story was sweet but it seemed like it was trying to be enemies to lovers, when in reality it was insta love. That being said, Roman Kitt is lovely and I enjoyed Iris's intelligence and resourcefulness and the development of their relationships.
THIS, howver, was a slog. It finally started to get into my complaints about the first novel - the lack of explanation for the war, more of the background info, etc., but it did so at the cost of characters. Poor Forest got completely sidelined. It was finally trying to balance the relationship and the lore and failed on both fronts.
I enjoyed Roman and Iris’s relationship in this one but ultimately I had so many questions about the lore (again) that I think this is better suited to someone who can just vibe and enjoy the romance? Maybe? I honestly ended up more interested in Dacre and Enva’s story, which also had so many plot holes??? And for what?? Also the ending seemed a bit too … easy to me. All this build up and it was so fast? Just like that? That's how we win the war?
Rebecca Ross's writing is beautiful, and the only reason I'm giving this as many stars as I am.
I liked Divine Rivals but honestly didn't get the hype. It was a good book but the plot holes were numerous and the lore seemed half-baked. The love story was sweet but it seemed like it was trying to be enemies to lovers, when in reality it was insta love. That being said, Roman Kitt is lovely and I enjoyed Iris's intelligence and resourcefulness and the development of their relationships.
THIS, howver, was a slog. It finally started to get into my complaints about the first novel - the lack of explanation for the war, more of the background info, etc., but it did so at the cost of characters. Poor Forest got completely sidelined. It was finally trying to balance the relationship and the lore and failed on both fronts.
I enjoyed Roman and Iris’s relationship in this one but ultimately I had so many questions about the lore (again) that I think this is better suited to someone who can just vibe and enjoy the romance? Maybe? I honestly ended up more interested in Dacre and Enva’s story, which also had so many plot holes??? And for what?? Also the ending seemed a bit too … easy to me. All this build up and it was so fast? Just like that? That's how we win the war?
Rebecca Ross's writing is beautiful, and the only reason I'm giving this as many stars as I am.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, and Death of parent