A review by annaszell
Exquisite Ruin by AdriAnne May

dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

evolution didn't provide me a functioning brain to process whatever this was. I wanted to dnf after two chapters, but decided to hate-read it just so that I could fairly leave a 1-star review. I'm petty like that.

- close to zero plot, but even the little it did have was full of holes
- characters had no depth whatsoever
- cliche tropes galore, I feel like the only purpose of publishing this book was to market it to fans of [insert any popular romantasy here], and then disappoint us
- cringe doesn't even cover what I felt during spicy scenes

I will never get back the time I lost reading this book, so do yourself a favor: be smarter than me, and skip this one