Reviews

Ruin by John Gwynne

_jackryan96's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

If i could rate it higher i would. Even if the last 10 pages have emotionally ruined me 

keelapoo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-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

kaylamarch's review

adventurous emotional tense medium-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

5.0

THAT ENDING

desolation73's review

5.0

Dont you just wish you could retire so you could just read big chunky books like this and get through them quicker? I read Malice initially not sure if id carry on, it was very slow but I kept on and the patience paid dividends for me . Malice finishes by repaying your patience and Valour cranks the pace up.

Ruin leaves u in ruins it has a heartbreaking end have a hankee ready! its an absorbing 750 page spic fantasy that rips your heart out at the end.

alanp's review

5.0

9.6/10

Still on track to be one of the best series I've ever read. Awesome.

bookish_withsky's review

4.0

4.5

What the fuck? The first two books felt so trophy that I thought I knew exactly what was going on only be horribly wrong? I was not expecting that in the slightest. The characters, the fight scenes, the reveals, the writing itself were all so much better. You can see how Gwynne is slowly getting better and better and it is so fun and interesting to see. I cannot wait to start Wrath.

deany3300's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-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

4.5

leens17's review

adventurous dark tense medium-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

4.25

fall_n_stars's review

slow-paced

5.0

crimsoncor's review

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

I guess we finally get to the twist at the end of this book. Except it isn't all that surprising, so it lands more with a thud. I did figure out what this series reminded me the most of. It isn't Abercrombie or Song of Ice and Fire. It actually reminds me the most of Wheel of Time, with Corban as super-boring Rand (complete with Dath and Farrell as ersatz Mat and Perrin) and Gar as the Lan sword mentor. Meical and Brinna both stand-in for Moiraine and the plotline of evil servants trying to pry open a hole in the world to let the Dark One in does seem very familiar. The same sprawling POVs and world spanning political plot lines. It is just nowhere near as well done. Just one more to go.