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A review by bookishdaylight
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.75
4.75 stars
“How I love to lose to you. How I love to read your words and hear the thoughts that sharpen your mind. And how I would love to be on my knees before you now, surrendering to you and you alone.”
This was beautifully written with its creation of worldbuilding and hint of magic as well as the characters themselves. This was both hopeful and sad with so much longing, fear, passion, angst, and warmth between Iris and Roman. The tension and anticipation throughout the book kept me on edge.
I would simply rate this book 5 stars for the characters. The plot on the other hand would be 3 stars in the sequel although I can understand why it is the way it is since it is ya, nevertheless, there were some plotholes throughout the novel that makes you question some scenes.
Dacre, the god who is the antagonist in the story is such an interesting villain. I've learned more about him than Enva wherein he was crafted as someone who was wronged then taking vengeance on Enva the goddess who is nonpresent in the story which I'm still confused about. I would've loved to learn more about the gods, their powers, and their characters.
I felt unmoved in the ending and it lacked the beautiful part where everything falls into place.
I understand that there are only two books since this is the sequel but I wished it was longer. There were so many elements that needed to be discovered and explained. The reason why the first book was amazing is because of the slow pace of the story wherein it truly dives into the characters and the story itself. This one is good but again, I wish it was longer or this could have been a trilogy.
“How I love to lose to you. How I love to read your words and hear the thoughts that sharpen your mind. And how I would love to be on my knees before you now, surrendering to you and you alone.”
This was beautifully written with its creation of worldbuilding and hint of magic as well as the characters themselves. This was both hopeful and sad with so much longing, fear, passion, angst, and warmth between Iris and Roman. The tension and anticipation throughout the book kept me on edge.
I would simply rate this book 5 stars for the characters. The plot on the other hand would be 3 stars in the sequel although I can understand why it is the way it is since it is ya, nevertheless, there were some plotholes throughout the novel that makes you question some scenes.
Dacre, the god who is the antagonist in the story is such an interesting villain. I've learned more about him than Enva wherein he was crafted as someone who was wronged then taking vengeance on Enva the goddess who is nonpresent in the story which I'm still confused about. I would've loved to learn more about the gods, their powers, and their characters.
I felt unmoved in the ending and it lacked the beautiful part where everything falls into place.
I understand that there are only two books since this is the sequel but I wished it was longer. There were so many elements that needed to be discovered and explained. The reason why the first book was amazing is because of the slow pace of the story wherein it truly dives into the characters and the story itself. This one is good but again, I wish it was longer or this could have been a trilogy.