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A review by koala0809
Ruby by V.C. Andrews
3.0
Ruby Landry was a wild and free child of the Louisiana bayou until she falls in love and her world is turned upside down. A rich boy in the bayou steals Ruby's heart away only for it to be crushed by the Laundry family secret and the truth about her mother. When Grandmere confeses the secret to Ruby, Ruby only has one choice: to break things off with Paul. Between the heartbreak of reveling the secret and her old age, Grandmere suddenly passes away and leaves Ruby to her druken and stingy Grandpere. Once Grandpere had Ruby in his grasps, he arranges for her to be married to a man for money. Because of this, Ruby chases the secret and leaves to find the truth. Once there, her world is turned even more upside down with one tragedy and inraging incident after another.
One of the themes that this book consists of is *surprise* incest. We all know that Andrews is famous for her use of incest throughout all her series's, but this one was a little different. Paul and Ruby had already fallen in love when they find out the truth about themselves. Ruby felt the way she felt about him, but she never acted on her thought because she knew it was morally wrong (in the first book anyway). I thought this was an interesting take considering Flowers in the Attic. I may change later on though.
A bigger theme of this book is self discovery. Throughout the whole book, you see Ruby grow as a person and grasp a better understanding of herself and the world around her. You also see her relationships growing with all the characters. One major character development point was standing up to Gizelle, her twin sister. After reading 395 pages of Ruby being walked all over and abused, it made me so happy to stand up to her sister and Daphne (the stepmom)
That being said, I truly enjoyed this book. The story was beautifully written with lost of twists and turns. It had many moments of surprise and things you would never expect while your heart grows fonder for the main character. After going through everything with Ruby, you can't help but love her.
One of the themes that this book consists of is *surprise* incest. We all know that Andrews is famous for her use of incest throughout all her series's, but this one was a little different. Paul and Ruby had already fallen in love when they find out the truth about themselves. Ruby felt the way she felt about him, but she never acted on her thought because she knew it was morally wrong (in the first book anyway). I thought this was an interesting take considering Flowers in the Attic. I may change later on though.
A bigger theme of this book is self discovery. Throughout the whole book, you see Ruby grow as a person and grasp a better understanding of herself and the world around her. You also see her relationships growing with all the characters. One major character development point was standing up to Gizelle, her twin sister. After reading 395 pages of Ruby being walked all over and abused, it made me so happy to stand up to her sister and Daphne (the stepmom)
That being said, I truly enjoyed this book. The story was beautifully written with lost of twists and turns. It had many moments of surprise and things you would never expect while your heart grows fonder for the main character. After going through everything with Ruby, you can't help but love her.