Reviews

The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan

km_bookadventures's review

medium-paced

5.0

winemakerssister's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars

A dark police procedural with well-drawn characters and some edge-of-the-seat suspense. Excellent narration.

djkramer's review

3.0

This one was just okay for me. Started out good, but around the time the plot realty started to thicken (around 60%), I got a bit lost. Everything just seemed more complicated than it needed to be and there were too many coincidences to believe. The end did get better in explaining and tying up loose ends, but by then I had lost interest somewhat.

jrbaker1's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

allibroad's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

sleeepykitty's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

thatfrankman's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

twade's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

yeseniamurguia's review

2.0

Not thrilling or mysterious…

ra042312's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25