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A review by thewiserslone
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I’m waffling between 3.75 and 4 ⭐️
I want to say 4 stars just because it’s a beautifully written book with gorgeous prose, but I think I have to bump to 3.75 because I was so board the entire first half of the book.
The pacing was really off for me. The first half dragged on, and then once we were in the climax, I felt like everything moved too quickly and was resolved too fast. I kind of hate when the impossible villain is taken down with a plot device.
The romance didn’t work for me this book. I wish they would have been aged up— I get this is supposed to be more like an alternate reality period piece, but 18 year old newlyweds was a weird concept to get behind. Being separated for most of the book had the potential for the slow rebuild of the relationship, but there wasn’t a lot of tension or romance there imo.
The world building was so cool in the first book, and I thought we were going to get a ton more in the second and was let down. Again I think if this were an adult book rather than YA, it could have delved more into that world and been a bit more complex.
I enjoy her writing style a lot, but I think whether or not I read her next book will be entirely dependent on the age of the characters.
I want to say 4 stars just because it’s a beautifully written book with gorgeous prose, but I think I have to bump to 3.75 because I was so board the entire first half of the book.
The pacing was really off for me. The first half dragged on, and then once we were in the climax, I felt like everything moved too quickly and was resolved too fast. I kind of hate when the impossible villain is taken down with a plot device.
The romance didn’t work for me this book. I wish they would have been aged up— I get this is supposed to be more like an alternate reality period piece, but 18 year old newlyweds was a weird concept to get behind. Being separated for most of the book had the potential for the slow rebuild of the relationship, but there wasn’t a lot of tension or romance there imo.
The world building was so cool in the first book, and I thought we were going to get a ton more in the second and was let down. Again I think if this were an adult book rather than YA, it could have delved more into that world and been a bit more complex.
I enjoy her writing style a lot, but I think whether or not I read her next book will be entirely dependent on the age of the characters.