Reviews

Blink and You Die by Lauren Child

kaetlin's review

5.0

WOW this book was so incredible. This was the perfect ending of the series and there were so many twists and turns and the characters just got better and better and I couldn't put it down.
I seriously need like ten more Ruby Redfort books. I loved every second of it.

j_lina3's review

4.0

I think it's great that girls have a role model like Ruby, who is this ridiculously cool thirteen year old spy.

thenewyorkbookshelf's review

5.0

Omggggggg Ahhhh that was such an amazing last book! When I was younger, I loved the Clarice Bean novels by Lauren Child & on my 11th birthday I received this brand new book: 'Ruby Redfort: Look into my Eyes'. Ever since I have read the books as they came out, Ruby, Clancy, Hitch, Mrs Digby heck even Ruby's parents and LB became apart of my childhood. I'm 17 this year and it was so excited when I saw the new book. I literally read this book over 2 days, it was so good, so nail biting I had anxiety in the pit of my stomach the entire time.

SPOILERS

I loved meeting Bradley Baker, it was so nice and of course I cried when he died again, and we even got to see LB soften up, their kiss before he died killed me. I loved the entire plot, every twist and turn. The only negatives I'd say is I wish the final reveal of Buzz was more dramatic and unexpected, the tossing and turning with Hitch kind of got in the way- like you were given time to absorb it. Also I wish I had more time to say goodbye to Ruby and her family. One more moment, of them doing something normal together & her and Clancy. The pictures included at the back of the book were such a great addition! Of course most of them didn't quite match my imagining of the characters, but some hit the nail on the head. I was so happy when I read that LB was inspired by Lauren Bacall one of my favourite actresses- duh LB- and I can totally see it.

Ruby is one of my favourite characters of all time and this is one of my favourite series, thank you Lauren Child! :)

peterpann's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

lyds543's review

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.0

divulged_in_worlds18's review

adventurous informative lighthearted mysterious 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

3.5

flissjoy33's review

4.0

I love this book so much! I've read the whole series now.

Looking at the front cover you think that Ruby is going to die, but though she gets close to it multiple times, she's able to get out of it.

I love how Ruby first misleads the reader into thinking LB deliberately killed Bradley Baker, but then you end up liking her at the end. As for Bradley Baker not being dead, that was the biggest twist that could have happened. Though he dies shortly after the reader meets him, its nice to know him for a short while.

My favourite chapters are when Ruby has no idea who is lying: Buzz or Hitch. It's one of the first times Ruby's intelligence falls short and she uses the sixth sense that Clancy has encouraged her to use from Book 1.

The reason why this book is only 4 stars is because its not my favourite in the series. Book 1 Look Into My Eyes will always be my favourite no matter what.

alannah_rose's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

strawberryphrog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

mo_loves_books's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75