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A review by miras_booverse
Ruby Tears by Pepper Winters
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
After reading another Pepper Winters’ book, I assumed that the start of “Ruby Tears” would be difficult, but I still hoped it would be worth it, as it had happened last time. Unfortunately, however, throughout the book I wondered what to hold on to so that I could continue reading and I kept telling myself that this moment I was waiting for would come. It never came.
The book starts very strong, which immediately intrigued my curiosity. From the very first pages I encountered a great, thorough and detailed writing style, but honestly - I had not expected anything else since the author's previous book, which I had read. Even at the very beginning I could feel how heavy the book will be in the future and how serious it is with the topic of human trafficking, which until the last page has been approached with the huge attention it deserves and is in no way downplayed, which was extremely important to me. Unfortunately, apart from these things, there is nothing else positive I can say about the book.
The first scene where everyone is still at the club came to me too long and at one moment even boring, which gives the start to a painfully slow action, I would even say stagnation and procrastination on every possible stage, far from tolerable. I just felt like we were stalling in one place and hearing the same lines all the time, without any development, which was terribly unnerving. The dialogues are also extremely long, repetitive and go nowhere, and the combination of this and the lack of action contributed to losing the plot between the pages. The book itself is heavy, and the complete lack of dynamism makes it even harder to read.
And I wouldn't have such a big problem if there was just no action in the story, but it was both uninteresting and sluggish to me, and the imbecile behavior of the main character angered me, ‘cuz because of her everything went to hell. The author has tried to show her as a strong heroine who will not give up and will fight to the end, but in fact shows how she has no self-preservation instinct and does not know at all what the lesser evil is in such a situation.
Be whoever you need to be to survive.
The book ends on a cliffhanger that makes you want to read the next one in the series, and I liked the last chapter, which made me feel the complete despair of the characters, but honestly - it's not worth because of these last pages to regret reading the second book.
"Ruby Tears" turned out to be a big disappointment, which makes me approach the next books of the author with a little distrust.
~~~
Rating: 2/5
~~~This book was provided to me by Valnetine PR for my honest opinion.~~~
The book starts very strong, which immediately intrigued my curiosity. From the very first pages I encountered a great, thorough and detailed writing style, but honestly - I had not expected anything else since the author's previous book, which I had read. Even at the very beginning I could feel how heavy the book will be in the future and how serious it is with the topic of human trafficking, which until the last page has been approached with the huge attention it deserves and is in no way downplayed, which was extremely important to me. Unfortunately, apart from these things, there is nothing else positive I can say about the book.
The first scene where everyone is still at the club came to me too long and at one moment even boring, which gives the start to a painfully slow action, I would even say stagnation and procrastination on every possible stage, far from tolerable. I just felt like we were stalling in one place and hearing the same lines all the time, without any development, which was terribly unnerving. The dialogues are also extremely long, repetitive and go nowhere, and the combination of this and the lack of action contributed to losing the plot between the pages. The book itself is heavy, and the complete lack of dynamism makes it even harder to read.
And I wouldn't have such a big problem if there was just no action in the story, but it was both uninteresting and sluggish to me, and the imbecile behavior of the main character angered me, ‘cuz because of her everything went to hell. The author has tried to show her as a strong heroine who will not give up and will fight to the end, but in fact shows how she has no self-preservation instinct and does not know at all what the lesser evil is in such a situation.
Be whoever you need to be to survive.
The book ends on a cliffhanger that makes you want to read the next one in the series, and I liked the last chapter, which made me feel the complete despair of the characters, but honestly - it's not worth because of these last pages to regret reading the second book.
"Ruby Tears" turned out to be a big disappointment, which makes me approach the next books of the author with a little distrust.
~~~
Rating: 2/5
~~~This book was provided to me by Valnetine PR for my honest opinion.~~~
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Slavery