Reviews

Ruby by V.C. Andrews

charmandareads's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.0

analiciasteinke's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

awitchreads's review

3.0

This book made me angry more than once. There’s multiple instances where Ruby is almost sexually assaulted, there’s mentions of incest and Giselle and her friends are horrid.

dadcalves's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.0

flamingogirly's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

quinnster's review

There was nothing good about this book. 

mirandal's review

By far, the Landry Series is my favorite from VC Andrews. Could read them all over and over again (and I probably have).

msmelinda's review

4.0

When I was a kid I was so into the Ruby storyline that my grandparents took me to New Orleans as a present.

whatemmaread's review against another edition

2.0

Reading Virginia Andrews' books when I was 15, they were kind of exciting. Reading them at 25, they were not.

Flowers in the Attic and the subsequent series were some of my favourite books to read during my teen years, and after being given a pile of books from a friend recently which included the Landry series I was looking forward to starting them. Unfortunately I was sorely disappointed. The writing style is simplistic, the description is nothing more than a list of features and the plot is tired.

I've been informed that all of Andrews' books feature this beautiful, hard done by girl, experiencing forbidden love then finding out she is part of a rich powerful family formula, but there's only so many times you can read about a girl falling in love with her brother. The first time it's an interesting taboo. The second time it's one big yawn.

hmmurphy's review against another edition

Dnf