Reviews

Blood and Ruin by Rumer Hale

rustyblueskies's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I wanted to love this book, but some of the choices of the characters, dialogue, and the unnecessarily long descriptions of graphic violence make it challenging. 

There are bones there for each of the guys and Kiarra, but they are fleshed out in random tidbits, and each of the guys are interchangeable in almost any circumstance, even at the end.

The premise itself is interesting, and I will most likely read the second one to give it the good ol' college try.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent

cactus089's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

obsessiveaddictedreader's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.25

abibliodragon's review against another edition

3.0

I went in very interested because... RH. What could go wrong?

The characters are pretty flat. I feel like I've read this story before. Nothing about this stands out, outside of it being a reverse harem. I'll read the next one to see if it gets better.

lizardpie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

swarley's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

hmmreads's review against another edition

2.0

2.5

paige_readss's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.0

ionie_mae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

tamaraellen's review against another edition

5.0

Wow

Wow. For my first review of the year I couldn’t of picked a better book! Now I’m not gonna lie this is a very dark storyline right from the start and as much as I recommend the book, I also advise you be cautious and read the trigger warnings. I have got to say I absolutely love Kiarra and the guys! Can’t wait to see what happens next - it ends on one hell of a cliffhanger and triggers all kinds of emotions.
Definitely a good start to my reading journey this year!!