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A review by pencilknot
Ruined by Amy Tintera
2.0
Well, that went exactly as I expected. When I first read the synopsis, I knew the plot wasn't going to be anything new. But still, I hoped. I hoped the author could add something unique and make this a interesting story. Nope.
The main problem with Ruined is that the story follows the same trajectory as so many other books (Red Queen, Throne of Glass) except that those books do it even better. Our main character, Em is a princess of Ruina, except she is "useless" as she does not have the powers of her people, the Ruined. What powers do the Ruined have, you ask? Well, I don't know. The ridiculous fact is that the Ruined are so feared by the other kingdoms, yet we're never specifically told what they can do. All I know is that some are elementalists and other can control human bodies. This is literally the same as the Grisha from Shadow and Bone. :| Not just that, but the worldbuilding is ridiculously vague. We get an info dump on a few neighboring countries, but we never get a concrete image of what their about and their conflict with the Ruined.
Read my review of the trilogy on my blog!
https://artofreadingwithpencilknot.blogspot.com/
The main problem with Ruined is that the story follows the same trajectory as so many other books (Red Queen, Throne of Glass) except that those books do it even better. Our main character, Em is a princess of Ruina, except she is "useless" as she does not have the powers of her people, the Ruined. What powers do the Ruined have, you ask? Well, I don't know. The ridiculous fact is that the Ruined are so feared by the other kingdoms, yet we're never specifically told what they can do. All I know is that some are elementalists and other can control human bodies. This is literally the same as the Grisha from Shadow and Bone. :| Not just that, but the worldbuilding is ridiculously vague. We get an info dump on a few neighboring countries, but we never get a concrete image of what their about and their conflict with the Ruined.
Read my review of the trilogy on my blog!
https://artofreadingwithpencilknot.blogspot.com/