A review by classiestcass
Ruinsong by Julia Ember

2.0

I feel like the synopsis for this novel had so much potential but the execution of it just kind of fell flat for me. While I understand that it was a standalone, it felt rushed and could've used a lot more time for world building and just really fleshing out, well, everything. If that means it should've been more than one book, then that's something I would've been okay with if that produced a story that sank its hooks into me. As it was, I wasn't really able to delve into this book because there was nothing really to delve into. All the relationships were superficial, as were the characters themselves. With more time (and by time I mean like, more books I guess), I feel like this book would've been a million times better. There would have been more at stake during the conflict. There would have been just more feelings on my end, to be honest with you.

And I'm not trying to say this book was bad because it wasn't. But it wasn't great either. At most it was okay, which is why I gave it two stars. Plus I feel like the potential was there, it just needed longer to really come together.

Overall it was an okay book, and I'd recommend people maybe giving it a try if you're into this kind of story. I know that some people really liked this book, so it might just be my particular tastes that kept me from being really hooked by this story.