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A review by jessicarosee
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
5.0
“Did you think I would let him tell me when and how to touch you? Did you think that I would let him steal this last moment from me? When I would surrender only to you, take you in my hands, and burn with you before the end comes?”
“This is not our last moment.”
After reading Divine Rivals, and then the Elements of Cadence duology, I jumped straight intoRuthless Vows expecting the same delicate prose and vivid world-building I know Ross to harness.
She did not disappoint.
For a romance where the main characters are separated for 90 percent of the story, their relationship is even more tender and intimate than the first book. The yearning is heartbreaking at times, distressing to watch one character fully aware of the distance between her partner, the other painfully unaware of not only their entire relationship, but his entire identity. Yet, this ‘slow-burn’ of sorts makes their love so much more real and inextricable from one another.
My only issue with book one was the pacing and how quick certain things happened while others took the entire book to come to fruition. RV, however, masterfully corrects this, the plot is daring and captivating (well thought out and realistic conflicts in fantasy are sometimes hard to come across) and the new characters we are introduced to are brought to life in the complex and vivid manner I know Ross to be capable of. Characters we are already familiar with are refined and made to be even more loveable (Attie!!! Helena!!! Sarah!!!)
Ross never fails to provide an ending that makes me so so frightened for the fate of everyone. She breaks your heart with no idea of how the story will tie up, and yet she mends every loose end with ease and realism. This particular ending was incredibly sad, the realities and cruelness of war never hidden from the reader. But it makes where the characters are left off so much more bittersweet yet heartwarming. It’s an odd feeling to be left so sad yet so tender and grateful after a read.
Rebecca Ross has proven herself to be one of my favourite authors of all time. This duology is so worth the hype and absolutely perfect!
“This is not our last moment.”
After reading Divine Rivals, and then the Elements of Cadence duology, I jumped straight into
She did not disappoint.
For a romance where the main characters are separated for 90 percent of the story, their relationship is even more tender and intimate than the first book. The yearning is heartbreaking at times, distressing to watch one character fully aware of the distance between her partner, the other painfully unaware of not only their entire relationship, but his entire identity. Yet, this ‘slow-burn’ of sorts makes their love so much more real and inextricable from one another.
My only issue with book one was the pacing and how quick certain things happened while others took the entire book to come to fruition. RV, however, masterfully corrects this, the plot is daring and captivating (well thought out and realistic conflicts in fantasy are sometimes hard to come across) and the new characters we are introduced to are brought to life in the complex and vivid manner I know Ross to be capable of. Characters we are already familiar with are refined and made to be even more loveable (Attie!!! Helena!!! Sarah!!!)
Ross never fails to provide an ending that makes me so so frightened for the fate of everyone. She breaks your heart with no idea of how the story will tie up, and yet she mends every loose end with ease and realism. This particular ending was incredibly sad, the realities and cruelness of war never hidden from the reader. But it makes where the characters are left off so much more bittersweet yet heartwarming. It’s an odd feeling to be left so sad yet so tender and grateful after a read.
Rebecca Ross has proven herself to be one of my favourite authors of all time. This duology is so worth the hype and absolutely perfect!