crystal_curls_reads 's review for:

The Ruins by Scott Smith

2.5

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I liked the creativity of making the vines the villain in this horror and the various ways the vines torture the characters. However, I found most of the characters to be shallow and unlikable. Like caricatures of young adults. I felt that Jeff and Mathias were the only characters that were given any substance. Therefore, I didn't really care what happened to the other characters. And this story is too drawn out for me to not care about characters.