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A review by cryosphinx
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I was somewhat let down by this. I think some of the magic of the first book got lost. The magic type writers and Iris and Roman's letters made the first novel so lovely and heartwarming, but it's like Ross had to try and force a way to keep the letters going in the second book.
There is luckily more world building in terms of the gods, and what they're doing and what their deal is, but it's still lacking somehow. The shift went from romantic fantasy to fantasy with subplot. I do still love Iris and Roman though and they were still themselves at the end of the day which helped keep my interest. And maybe because I don't read a lot of YA and I forgetbut the death of Dacre by Iris seemed like Ross had to pick someone to off him and pointed at Iris. It also happened too quickly.
There is luckily more world building in terms of the gods, and what they're doing and what their deal is, but it's still lacking somehow. The shift went from romantic fantasy to fantasy with subplot. I do still love Iris and Roman though and they were still themselves at the end of the day which helped keep my interest. And maybe because I don't read a lot of YA and I forget