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A review by gattolino_nn
The Ruined by Renée Ahdieh
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I really really disliked this book. I should have dnfed it.
It felt so different from what we was introduced and I was enjoying at the beginning of the series. Unfortunately by the end I disliked most characters, I felt like we had rehashed so many scenes from the previous book especially with certain characters and we had given up on the historic New Orleans scene that first pulled me into the book. By the end it felt like it has lost all its character, and the plot felt generic, like a first draft of an unknown fantasy book. Nothing really stood out and it was going through the motions and churning out something to sell.
By the end of the series characters were unrecognisable, deaths felt completely meaningless and out of place, and I will never get my time back.
It felt so different from what we was introduced and I was enjoying at the beginning of the series. Unfortunately by the end I disliked most characters, I felt like we had rehashed so many scenes from the previous book especially with certain characters and we had given up on the historic New Orleans scene that first pulled me into the book. By the end it felt like it has lost all its character, and the plot felt generic, like a first draft of an unknown fantasy book. Nothing really stood out and it was going through the motions and churning out something to sell.
By the end of the series characters were unrecognisable, deaths felt completely meaningless and out of place, and I will never get my time back.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Grief, War
Moderate: Death