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A review by cady_sass
The Ruins by Scott Smith
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Okay maybe I just don’t love horror novels, and that makes me sad. I love love love, like live and die for, horror films. It could arguably be stated that they’re my whole personality. But I have yet to ever be blown away by a horror novel and this was supposed to be the one. It’s just….. meh. The characters are one dimensional and I constantly got them confused because they’re all the same person. And they’re stupid? If one of these stereotypically dumb girls acts stereotypically dumb one more time i swear to god. The ending was the best part and this book was far too long for that to be the only part I liked.
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail