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A review by happiestwhenreading
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
4.0
I was late to the Divine Rivals/Ruthless Vows party, so I didn’t have to wait to find out what happened with that crazy cliffhanger at the end of Divine Rivals!
Maybe the tension of not knowing if Roman and Iris were ok would have made the reveal better. Maybe some time would have helped me forget how committed I felt to Divine Rivals. I’m not sure what would have made Ruthless Vows better, but it wasn’t as strong of a story for me as Divine Rivals was.
First, let me say that Rebecca Ross can write! She’s a new-to-me author, but I really fell into her stories and found them to be compelling. What didn’t work for me in RV had nothing to do with her talent, but more the choices she made.
I absolutely fell head over heels for Roman and Iris in DR, but they were separated way too much for my liking in RV. We spent the first book building up to them being married, only for them to be totally away from each other in RV. Because they were my favorite part of the first book, I definitely wanted more and was super disappointed that’s not the direction Ross chose.
Also, the world building in this one was so boring to me. That’s generally why I steer clear of fantasies and was pleasantly surprised with the lack of it in DR, so I felt like I was getting hit over the head with it in this one. I know that’s a me problem because that’s the genre, but it’s just not my style.
Overall, I’m not sad I bought into the DR/RV hype at all. It was a great escape and I enjoyed myself, but while DR was a grand slam, RV was just a base hit.
Maybe the tension of not knowing if Roman and Iris were ok would have made the reveal better. Maybe some time would have helped me forget how committed I felt to Divine Rivals. I’m not sure what would have made Ruthless Vows better, but it wasn’t as strong of a story for me as Divine Rivals was.
First, let me say that Rebecca Ross can write! She’s a new-to-me author, but I really fell into her stories and found them to be compelling. What didn’t work for me in RV had nothing to do with her talent, but more the choices she made.
I absolutely fell head over heels for Roman and Iris in DR, but they were separated way too much for my liking in RV. We spent the first book building up to them being married, only for them to be totally away from each other in RV. Because they were my favorite part of the first book, I definitely wanted more and was super disappointed that’s not the direction Ross chose.
Also, the world building in this one was so boring to me. That’s generally why I steer clear of fantasies and was pleasantly surprised with the lack of it in DR, so I felt like I was getting hit over the head with it in this one. I know that’s a me problem because that’s the genre, but it’s just not my style.
Overall, I’m not sad I bought into the DR/RV hype at all. It was a great escape and I enjoyed myself, but while DR was a grand slam, RV was just a base hit.