Reviews with content warning for Gore - The Ruins

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lexi_defran's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

He does not write women well. He did not write the Mayans respectfully. But he did write scary stuff and that was well done

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nusta's review

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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eternalbutt's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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hustlingburrito's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Great premise but it was so boring. I get that they were stuck and the author is trying get the reader into the same fever-dream mindset but it was just way too slow. Didn’t pick up until way later and even then I was like “this was what you were leading up to????”

The characters are vile but honestly, it was the only thing that got a reaction out of me. It’s actually refreshing to not root for them and see what the lore was for this supernatural force that has them trapped. Too bad there was barely a backstory to it. So there was no pay off.

I thought I would like this book. It was promising and I actually recommended it to my brother towards the beginning and then I took it back LOL.

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