102 reviews for:

Ruin Road

Lamar Giles

3.92 AVERAGE

kateycakee's review

4.25

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tsymonevisuals's review

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

blackgirlbujos's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Complicated

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🌈 Rainbow Ratings:
Representation: 9
Atmosphere: 10
Intrigue: 10
Narrative: 10
Build-up: 10
Originality: 10
Wow Factor: 10

Lamar Giles has done it again, proving once more why he’s one of my favorite authors. His storytelling never misses, and Ruin Road is no exception.

This gripping tale follows Cade, a star football player whose life takes an unexpected turn after a seemingly harmless novelty purchase from a pawn shop—and the wish that comes with it. Suddenly, he discovers that people’s fears around him completely vanish. Giles masterfully explores the dual nature of fear: its role as both a motivator and an inhibitor, as well as its importance in keeping us grounded and cautious.

I was utterly captivated by this story. It had me on the edge of my seat, challenging me to view life and the world in a completely new way. To me, that’s the hallmark of a truly great book—one that entertains while provoking thought.

Ruin Road is a story I’ll carry with me for years to come. I’m already anxiously awaiting the sequel—please tell me the epilogue wasn’t just there to make me lose my mind!

mikeandserial's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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: Complicated

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My first 5 star read of the year and it’s honestly so hard to put into words why. This was a tragic story with Wishmaster vibes that centered around hope, grief, and despair all around you. That’s all I can really get out, but I will definitely be reading EVERYTHING by this author. 

_blackbeetle's review

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: No

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Damn this book was good!

mad_woman_in_the_library's review

3.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kia_s's review

4.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

new_chapter's review

5.0

challenging dark tense

withloveog's review

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad 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: No

goddessreads's review

emotional sad medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Um - i just feel sad. I have no rating for this. But i have to put one for this review to go up. This was just a sad ass story to me. Plus there were some things left open and I'm not even sure what ? Is there going to be a sequel? I don't know what to say ??