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bookishlytorrid 's review for:
Ruthless Empire
by Rina Kent
This book has me conflicted. I have issues with certain subplots that Kent seems to be obsessed with and, from the previous books, I was fascinated by Cole Nash and had high expectations. This book would sometimes blow it out of the water, and, other times, fall short. I was very torn on how to feel about it and while it honestly was not my favorite, the plot twist I TRULY did not see coming. Hell, it still took me to the end of the chapter to realize who it was, because of how unexpected it was.
As I mentioned in another review, while Kent is a mastermind in coming up with plot twists, she tends to fall short when it comes to head. The development differs from amazing to a bit drawn out, but when you finally reach that moment of disbelief, when the truth is laid bare and you truly did not see it coming, its suddenly wrapped up and the book ends swiftly. Because of the level of her “plot twist”, you would think a few chapters would be dedicated to it but she really wraps it all up in one.
So while it was a shock and awe moment, finishing the book feels a bit unfulfilling.
Book is really like a 2.5, maybe just a 2. The extra star was thrown in solely because of that plot twist.
As I mentioned in another review, while Kent is a mastermind in coming up with plot twists, she tends to fall short when it comes to head. The development differs from amazing to a bit drawn out, but when you finally reach that moment of disbelief, when the truth is laid bare and you truly did not see it coming, its suddenly wrapped up and the book ends swiftly. Because of the level of her “plot twist”, you would think a few chapters would be dedicated to it but she really wraps it all up in one.
So while it was a shock and awe moment, finishing the book feels a bit unfulfilling.
Book is really like a 2.5, maybe just a 2. The extra star was thrown in solely because of that plot twist.