When I started this book, I knew I was in for a bumpy ride. The previous books in this series had some moments that some would find unsettling, even prompting some to rethink their food preferences. However, this series accomplished one thing: it found a way to make things that should be horrible or stomach-turning into hilarious, memorable scenes. This book has that, and a new character who became one of my favorites in the whole series. Today’s review is on the last of the Ruinous Love Trilogy, Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver.
This story takes place before the previous books. So, we get to see the main characters from the other books. This time, we get a new perspective. Out of all of the books in this series, this one is the slowest burn. It feels like it takes forever to get to the point of Fionn and Rose being together. Even then, they are each holding back how they feel for each other, with a benefits situation. Fionn has made it his goal not to be like his brothers, to the point that he’s basically a shell. He has no social life, knits, and works. Then Rose comes into his life, with the subtlety of a bull in a China shop.
After a vigilante strike goes wrong for Rose, she finds herself in Fionn’s clinic asking for help. Fionn, being the good doctor that he is, takes her in once she is released from the hospital. Rose has spent her life reading tarot cards and working in the Wheel of Death (a motorcycle stunt) in a traveling circus. On paper, these two should not get along. They both know that their relationship should only be that of doctor and patient. Fionn, however, feels the pull to not only Rose but to give her the support she needs while healing. During this time, we meet Barbara, the “rabid” raccoon addicted to codeine. There is a moment where Rose throws the raccoon onto Fionn’s face that had me laughing hysterically.
There comes a moment in the book where you think the book ends. In reality, there are over a hundred more pages in the book. After the bad guy is dealt with, they both have to face the consequences of their actions. This causes a separation that forces them to come to terms with their feelings for each other. The letters that Fionn writes to Rose are some of the sweetest things I have read. The book ends with the brothers being reunited, and the family finally together. It also opens the door for Brynne’s next series, which is in my books-to-read pile. 😜
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