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A review by theartistreader
The Vow by Maggie Cole
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
TROPES:
-16 year age gap
-damaged hero
-billionaire
-s3x club scenes
-revenge aftermath
-dad's business partner
-dom/sub relationship
-second chance
Although I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first, the last 25% of the book pulled my rating back up to a 4 rather than a 3/3.5 which was my initial thoughts.
Compared to book 1 in this duet, book 2 was very slow paced and somewhat cyclical as Riggs and Blakely seemed to be having the same argument repeatedly but just in different scenarios. This is one of the things I always struggle with in second chance romances, and the only reason why I read it was because I read book 1 which gave me the before, something you don't always get in second chance romances.
Their relationship seemed almost toxic at some point, but the ending definitely pulled it back for me, and if it was like that the whole way through then it is possible that I may have chosen to give it a 5 star rating instead.
-16 year age gap
-damaged hero
-billionaire
-s3x club scenes
-revenge aftermath
-dad's business partner
-dom/sub relationship
-second chance
Although I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first, the last 25% of the book pulled my rating back up to a 4 rather than a 3/3.5 which was my initial thoughts.
Compared to book 1 in this duet, book 2 was very slow paced and somewhat cyclical as Riggs and Blakely seemed to be having the same argument repeatedly but just in different scenarios. This is one of the things I always struggle with in second chance romances, and the only reason why I read it was because I read book 1 which gave me the before, something you don't always get in second chance romances.
Their relationship seemed almost toxic at some point, but the ending definitely pulled it back for me, and if it was like that the whole way through then it is possible that I may have chosen to give it a 5 star rating instead.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail