A review by bluz19
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

adventurous challenging dark hopeful tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is the second/ final book in the Letters of Enchantment duology and it picks up soon after the ending of the first book. I really enjoyed this story. I believe it was a wonderful continuation of the story as well as a great ending. Again this story has a way to drag you in, makes you feel like you can feel the story they are experiencing. This story takes us back to the town of Oath where there is magic, war, and gods who have awakened. Two weeks since Iris returned from the war front, without Roman. One upset that I had with Divine Rivals was that I felt like it lacked the more fantastical element, this book brought that in full force. I think it gave us back ground into the god characters, it made us understand the war and what was truly being fought for which I loved. The story made me love Iris and Roman even more and helped me to appreciate what the pull and power of love is for these characters. Iris was strong, yet open, she was cunning yet trusting. Iris felt real, like all she wanted was to report the truth and find Roman. Roman felt down to earth, I felt like his personality was believable and perfect balance for Iris. I loved the inclusion of more on the gods that they are fighting for. I feel like we got a deeper look into the world outside of just the romance and the war front. 
 
I loved this book because even though the romance was toned down, I loved learning about the whole purpose behind this war in the first place. I loved seeing us travel with Dacre, meeting Enva, seeing how Iris and Attie grew into themselves as writers for the paper and being in the middle of the biggest war they’ve ever had. The action in this story is much more, more deception, more explanation, more understanding of the characters that are placed in the story and the parts they play from beginning to end. Parts that I didn’t necessarily like are by far clouded by the ones I did. I felt like there were a few plot holes and a few things that they could’ve further touched on but all in all I have no complaints. 
Though the story starts off a tad slow, it quickly is soaring by the end. I found myself not wanting to lay my book down and see what was to be found on the next page. If you look for a bit of romance but still enjoy the inclusion of gods, war, corruption of a city, then this book might be good for you. I felt like this book was easy to get sucked into for me and had a conclusion that of course I wish there was more but it was nonetheless a perfect ending. I could easily read this book over again and find something new to love every time.
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