Loved itI let all of the voices stop me from finding a five-star read and I loved this book. Highly recommend the Ruthless Vows Divine Rivals duology.
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Ruthless Vows (2023)
Others: Mostly positive Iris has returned home bruised and heartbroken from the front, but the war is far from over. Roman is gone, lost behind enemy lines, with no memory of his past, or Iris. Hoping his memories return, Roman begins to write again – but this time for the enemy. When a strange letter arrives beneath his wardrobe door, he strikes up with its mysterious yet hauntingly familiar author. Iris and Roman are drawn together by their words once more only for the war to demand the greatest sacrifice: their hearts.
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- 9780008588229
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- 818 pages
Genres: fantasy, romance, historical fiction, young adult
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Loved itI finally read these books and they were excellent. It's very you've got mail but with like a 1940s fantasy twist, like an urban fantasy twist. It's so good. I loved it so much.
Loved itThis has such endearing characters, a great angsty romance full of so much yearning and like true feeling while also having a very emotional core centering this war, especially as our two main characters become wartime correspondents. I just feel like this series has such great balance and I have read book two and I feel like it continues all the things I loved about book one, which I'm happy to report.
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MixedI liked this but it wasn't as strong as the first book I overall enjoyed this but the first book I do think is better but I think this series overall is very solid and I see why so many people love it so I give this one four out of five stars