A review by lvwolt
The Ruins by Scott Smith

dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book wasn’t too bad, but I feel like it was a little slow. It wasn’t as scary as I was hoping, but I’m not scared easily by this type of horror.
It finally picked up for me at about the final 100 pages.
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