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Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
Series:
Letters of Enchantment #2
Genre:
Historical Fiction, Mythology, Romance, Fantasy, Young Adult, Historical, Enemies to Lovers, Gods Walking With Humans, Dual Points of View, Rivals to Lovers, Paranormal, Science Fiction, Book Series, Romantasy, Duology and Trilogy
Publication Date:
December 26, 2023
Pages Numbers:
432
Read Date:
May 6th, 2024
Date Finished:
May 7th, 2024
Rating:
2/5
Blurb:
The epic conclusion to the intensely romantic and beautifully written story that started in Divine Rivals.
Two weeks have passed since Iris Winnow returned home bruised and heartbroken from the front, but the war is far from over. Roman is missing, and the city of Oath continues to dwell in a state of disbelief and ignorance. When Iris and Attie are given another chance to report on Dacre’s movements, they both take the opportunity and head westward once more despite the danger, knowing it’s only a matter of time before the conflict reaches a city that’s unprepared and fracturing beneath the chancellor’s reign.
Since waking below in Dacre’s realm, Roman cannot remember his past. But given the reassurance that his memories will return in time, Roman begins to write articles for Dacre, uncertain of his place in the greater scheme of the war. When a strange letter arrives by wardrobe door, Roman is first suspicious, then intrigued. As he strikes up a correspondence with his mysterious pen pal, Roman will soon have to make a decision: to stand with Dacre or betray the god who healed him. And as the days grow darker, inevitably drawing Roman and Iris closer together…the two of them will risk their very hearts and futures to change the tides of the war.
Review:
Since this book was released last year, I have been excited about reading it. Yes, I had pushed it to the back of the burner to finish most of the books ahead of it, but I had decided now to finish up an amazing story of gods amongst humans and a magical typewriter that linked two souls together. I wanted to know their story. I wanted to know what kind of ending the author would give to, not only Iris and Roman but to the Gods and their war.
This book was a huge disappointment. This is a war between two selfish Gods who have made it a point to use humans on their chess boards without thought or concern. More with the way both of their egos have been bruised. I felt no sympathy for either of them but more for the people who had been losing their lives for something that seemed so pointless.
The connection with the characters was not there. Rather, Roman and Isis spend a lot of the book away from each other, but this is mainly due to Roman having amnesia and in the presence of the Dacre, writing his story to make him more sympathetic to those out there reading the Oath Gazette. In contrast, Iris spends her time running around.
Honestly, I almost did not finish this book. I loved the first book. I loved the world-building. The characters. The whole thing. This book, not so much.
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