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A review by roget
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Many, many, many years ago, Longinus wrote about this sort of literary experience when he said, "For, as if instinctively, our soul is uplifted by the true sublime; it takes a proud flight, and is filled with joy and vaunting, as though it had itself produced what it has heard" ("On the Sublime").
He described the sublime as "the echo of greatness of spirit." To me, sublimity is, in essence, moving, wondrous, transcendent, lightning strikes of awe into our feeble, human hands. It is the rush of sensation that follows one's spirit rising and gasping in proof of a larger, greater song.
I wax poetic because this book much deserves it. It is the sublime.
I read 160 novels this year. This was the best one.
Thank you, Rebecca.
He described the sublime as "the echo of greatness of spirit." To me, sublimity is, in essence, moving, wondrous, transcendent, lightning strikes of awe into our feeble, human hands. It is the rush of sensation that follows one's spirit rising and gasping in proof of a larger, greater song.
I wax poetic because this book much deserves it. It is the sublime.
I read 160 novels this year. This was the best one.
Thank you, Rebecca.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gun violence, and War
Moderate: Genocide, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Stalking, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Medical content, Kidnapping, Vomit, and Medical trauma
Minor: Terminal illness and Alcoholism
There isn't a school shooting, but there is a mass shooting that happens around the main characters, though neither of them die . The content leading up to this point makes it clear what's going to happen, so there is plenty of warning.