Ruthless Vows

The first half of this one is worse than the worst, the second half is better, so all in all, it ends up at 3.5 rating just like the other.

For much of these, it's hard to understand the gods and their motives. This one provides more context but it feels as though one is complex and nuanced, and the other is a caricature of evil. It doesn't quite match at points to me. I did appreciate how the storylines tied up.

There's nothing mindblowing about this series, but it was a fairly quick read that did feel unique in a place where many fantasy novels are basically the same plots over and over.