courtsbooknook 's review for:

The Ruined by Renée Ahdieh

3.0

fast-paced

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I'm sorry, but this book was so disappointing. There were too many POV's and it was confusing to keep up with what was happening. Also, this book did not even remotely feel like part of the same series. And I loved the first three books so much. New elements of the mythology and lore were introduced and I felt like I was so lost. Some things also happened so randomly with no context or explanation and it seemed like chunks were missing. This book was fast-paced which I liked for a bit, but I would have also been okay with a drawn-out conclusion. The ending made absolutely no sense and I do not feel satisfied with it whatsoever. It's funny though because I couldn't stand Pippa in book one and she was my favorite character in the last couple of books. Ugh, but so many things weren't resolved and certain characters just fully disappeared and I think I was just rage-reading it to finish it. Thank you to Penguin Teen for the e-ARC to read and review!