A review by caitsreadingcorner
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Adored this book. I felt some of the fantasy world building that was lacking in Divine Rivals was compensated for in this book. I thought it was tense and full of action and suspense however it was not as emotive and stirring (maybe just because the budding typewriter romance of the first book was so heart fluttering and made me blush). Something was lacking. This book was far from falling flat mostly because Ross describes scenes with such devastatingly beautiful imagery. Her descriptions are heart wrenching and spellbinding. There are so many quotes I bookmarked. 

Still, I feel there was some loose ends and unanswered questions. I also thought the
deaths of Forest and Sarah were not necessary or meaningful to the plot. Iris has dealt with enough death and trauma. Whereas the death of her mother was deeply moving and stirring and contributed to her character development (and arguably pushed the plot froward by strengthening her resolve) these two deaths  felt inconsequential. 

Also, Dacre has the audacity to go off on Roman for being in love with Iris when he essentially started a war because his lover betrayed him? Not a very moving reason….and, he didn’t have an inkling that Roman was betraying him? The Graveyard storyline also didn’t feel fully flushed out. A lot of things were resolved rather abruptly
 

Loved this book but the motives for the war were not that enticing or powerful to me. Two Gods acting like bitter teenagers. I was satisfied with the ending but it wasn’t as gripping as the first book. 
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