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2.91 AVERAGE
2.91 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
I’m guessing by “The Ruined”, Renee meant “The Ruined Series” because what the f*** did I just read? Don’t waste your time, just imagine your ideal ending after the first three.
Syd took one for the team and read this whole book so l didn't have to. This book definitely "ruined" the entire series for me, especially the ending. Don't. Read. It.
I'm literally so upset right now. I loved this series and it ended so messed up.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I deserve financial compensation for how much I praised The Beautiful, only to be let down by this magnitude. This book lives up to its name: it ruined the rest of the series.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have some mixed feelings about this finale. I wholeheartedly love this series, the atmosphere is immaculate- 1870s New Orleans vampires mixed with a fae world brimming with political intrigue, betrayal and the like (all my faves) and each book seemed to be even better than the last, adding more intricate world building, setting the stakes higher, and making me fall more and more in love with the characters.
And for the most part The Ruined was just that but somewhere along the way one of the characters started acting in a way that was completely off from their actions in the previous books and it threw me off. A very different mindset altogether. This felt like it was done to move the story along which I more or less get but wasn’t too entirely keen on.
The ending also felt very sudden. To be perfectly honest I feel like we didn’t get the closure that was needed. Either The Ruined should’ve been a bit longer to fully flesh out the resolution and some character arcs or the pacing from beginning to end should’ve been different.
Overall I find myself thinking about this ending and feeling unsatisfied with how it all tied up. However, for the most part I’m still very much in awe with Renee’s creativity with incorporating many elements and her stunning prose!
I normally love Renee Ahdieh books. I would rank her among my favourite writers and recommend the books. Including the first 3 books in this series. I looked forward to this book but this is the first book of her I struggled through. This series just should have stopped sooner but now there's just too much story in this story, almost as if she couldn't say goodbye to the characters. It ended up destroying them. Which is a shame because it started as a 5 star series.