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Ruthless Vows

by rebbeca ross

rating 8/10

My review is going to be split into two parts. First I'll talk about the cons and I’ll end with the pros.

my first gripe with this book in particular is the book is way longer than necessary. It could have easily been cut down by around 50 pages and still would have had the same effect Rebecca Ross was going for. Second is how in some places she is overly descriptive. When describing certain locations and scenes, she tended to include physical and visual details that I personally don't think were needed. Continuing with the theme of repetitiveness, there was lots of repetition, whether it was how Roman felt about Iris or how different things were described as I stated above. Don’t get me wrong, I adore their relationship and I wish someone loved me in the same way Roman loves Iris, but the way his adoration for her is described is overly repetitive and doesn’t leave much to the imagination. My last issue with this book is the ending. The way this book ends feels a little anticlimactic. There's a lot that happens near the end, however, the way Dacre dies and the events after his death feel a little watered down. I didn't feel the strong sense of joy I was expecting too. i'm glad it ended happily (more or less) though so that does take away half my distaste for the ending.

Onto the pros. the way the story ends in respect to Iris and Roman was heartwarming. I'm glad it ended the way it did because if he hadn’t been injured, or he had gotten away unscathed I dont think ending would have been as good. It makes me beyond happy that Roman and Iris are able to grow old together and that Keegan and Marisol also both survive. I'm still (and will continue to be) obsessed with the romance between Roman and Iris. I'm so severely, unequivocally, insanely jealous of their relationship. It's everything I want in life, and the way Rebecca Ross wrote it allowed me to live vicariously through the two characters. I will say, though I do have a few issues with the writing (see cons.) As a whole it was extremely well written and for the most part gave way to the imagination and allowed me to interpret most things as I saw them appear in my head. along with being well written, the plot was amazing as well. I mean this in a good way meaning the way she wrote gave you a sense of dread. how she wrote the characters made me feel as if they were human so the stakes were very high in my eyes.

To conclude my review, over all this book was amazing. Though I don't like it as much as the first, I still adored this book. the series as a whole has quickly skyrocketed to be in my comfy series (ironic i know) and I wholeheartedly believe it deserves the hype it’s receiving.

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wavyhues.

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“I pray that my days will be long at your side. Let me fill and satisfy every longing in your soul. May your hand be in mine, by sun and by night. Let our breaths twine and our blood become one, until our bones return to dust. Even then, may I find your soul still sworn to mine.”

—Vows in the Dark, from Divine Rivals

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One of my favorite reads of the year I won't stop gushing about it 🩶

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“Write me a story where there is no ending… write to me and fill my empty spaces.”

Roman and Iris - Divine Rivals

Artist: @celinelavenart

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and so it begins

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twilight • eclipse

10/10

i adored eclipse, what a massive step up from flop moon.

we had action, more character backstories, more bella & edward content victorias long awaited death.. like let me get into it;

1. rosalie is so dommy mommy, the entire sequence of her telling bella her backstory, as well as the fact that she CARRIED emmett after he got mauled by an ACTUAL bear?? that’s fucking crazy. like the bitch is strong as fuck and that’s so hot. (rosalie top me challenge: very easy actually)

2. bella punching jacob (despite breaking her hand as result) she girlbossed very hard with that, as well as edward being willing to beat the shit out of jacob but not doing it because he wouldn’t hurt bella like that (im swooning)

3. the training sequence. i love me some jasper x alice moments, and i live a good training sequence so i was eating good with that

3.5 the werewolves & the cullens teaming up

4. the final battle between victoria and that 1 random dude she recruited and their army of newborns. i lived for it, the action tickled my neurodivergent brain just right.

5. bella being the bigger person. despite being a jacob hater i will admit here; she did see a life with him, a future as well as telling him she does love him (somehow) but was mature enough to be like ‘hey dude, i do love you, but im choosing edward & i always will.’ (clearly not what she said in those exact words)

6. bella accepting edward’s proposal, as well as letting alice both plan the wedding (with hesitation but still) and choosing her to be her bridesmaid. (i was a little more than giddy for all of this happening)

now my complaints, i’m keeping it short this time because i really don’t have much to say negatively about this book;

1. stephanie referring to jacob with a whole indigenous slur (i was gagged)

2. the pedophilic nature of imprinting, we all know about this, i can’t be asked to delve further into it (see you in my breaking dawn review later)

3. jacob assaulting bella & later manipulating her into kissing him again when she didn’t want to, threatening his life to do so. i truly mourn for the sweet character jacob was before he turned, if only stephanie didn’t make him such a cunt (derogatory)

4. charlie being team jacob, that’s his 1 and only red flag

5. jasper being a confederate soldier is crazy

~ end of complaints segment ~

eclipse is that bitch, i fear. not even the complaints i have about it could change my rating. so far its definitely my favorite of the books in the series, and that will be a very hard crown to take (if it can be taken)

obligatory ‘fuck stephanie meyer’

& lastly, a mildly irrelevant closing statement: i need a gf who loves me the way edward loves bella

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i currently want to launch myself off the highest cliff in can find, i fucking hate everything rn i hate having to read from jacob’s pov, i hate the fucking pregnancy arc, i hate the imprinting i hate this stupid fucking book rn

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Divine rivals

by rebbeca ross

rating 10/10

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i have made a playlist for DR because i’m sad

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presently i do not have the emotional capacity, will, or stability to write another separate review for booklr. i’ll say here that i adored the book and it has easily made its way into my top 5. besides that the copy of my good reads review is below the cut.

a thousand words cannot describe how good this book is… the enemy’s to lovers trope in the beginning to the falling in love with a “stranger” it was everything i needed. the romance was unexpected (mainly because i neglected to read the synopsis) though it was the best, most entrancing build of desire that i have read. i cried so much as i read. as the ending grew nigh the events that fell from the pages grew more than devastating. soul crushing perhaps? that’s and understatement. i won’t reveal too much, however there is one thing i will say…

forest, i hate you.

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divine rivals by rebecca ross

“don’t leave,” he whispered, and his hand flailed, reaching for her. “you and I … we need to stay together. we’re better this way.”

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i’ve read a lot today. i’ve jumped some 17 chapters. the amount that has happened is crazy. i quote from my goodreads post.

“the amount of shit that has happened... i cried, i screamed and kicked my feet, i sat in silence letting myself process what the actual fuck was happening before me.”

i’m obsessed with the two of them. iris and roam are made for each other and the fact that he’s been so lovely to her over letter makes my heart scream. however why is he stupid.

before that however WE HAVE LESBIANS AHHH! marisol and keegan are everything i needed and it makes my heart so happy to have them here in the story, especially being so important to the plot.

now with that being said

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why did he go to avalon bluff? i mean yes he knew where iris was but to hear the sirens and just go about your merry way is unfathomably stupid. i know i talk way to much about roman but iris is way more level headed. she has her wits about her i would say. is she whipped for kitt? yes. does she also know how important it is to do what she’s doing? yes. though her decision to become a reporter was a bit rash i get why and i think it was a good idea.

i’m still confused as to how she wasn’t able to figure out she was writing to kitt? love her dearly though of course.

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bella finally said yes to edward’s proposal im screaming

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i really don’t like how people draw roman and iris. sorry but it’s wrong they don’t look like that

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i’m devastated

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why is roman such an ass i love him. the whole well ur dads rich and i get the position out of pity is sooooooo wattpad in the least derogatory way possible

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divine rivals is soooo good! roman is so hot idc im going to eat unset cement