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A review by madisonleb
Ruined by E. Bishop
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
3.0
It was a decent read, but it was more tame than I was expecting. I thought it would be a heavy bully romance, but we didn’t even see much bullying at all, there was just some mention of it happening. The beginning was very quick & each chapter was a year time jump from the last, and the bullying happened mainly in those years we didn’t see. Idk, I was just expecting more from it. However, I did like the character development the guys had, and for that (and the fact I just love Cal) I rated it 3 stars.
SYNOPSIS: POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW
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Athelia is entering her freshman year at college and she quickly meets 3 boys who offer to help her move in. The 4 of them develop a close friendship & even start to romantically get involved. However, she’s manipulated by a professor on campus. The professor happens to be Wes’s stepfather, who tells him that Athelia chose to sleep with him and is playing Wes and his friends. This makes Wes turn his back on Athelia, and Cal and Kellan follow suit. They decide they’re going to bully her because of the choice she’s made to be with Kammes instead of them. What they don’t know though, is that Kammes was forcing her, she never chose him. In their senior year, the boys find out about the truth, and decide to change their ways and try to make things up to her. She starts to enact her own revenge plan on the boys, making them fall for her more, and when they each exchange their ‘I love you’s,’ she leaves them and ghosts them. After Cal falls into a depressive episode, Kellan goes to get her back and she realizes the mistake she made. She knows they deserved it, but she didn’t want them to ever be suicidal like she once was. They make up for good and all get their happily ever after.
SYNOPSIS: POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW
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Athelia is entering her freshman year at college and she quickly meets 3 boys who offer to help her move in. The 4 of them develop a close friendship & even start to romantically get involved. However, she’s manipulated by a professor on campus. The professor happens to be Wes’s stepfather, who tells him that Athelia chose to sleep with him and is playing Wes and his friends. This makes Wes turn his back on Athelia, and Cal and Kellan follow suit. They decide they’re going to bully her because of the choice she’s made to be with Kammes instead of them. What they don’t know though, is that Kammes was forcing her, she never chose him. In their senior year, the boys find out about the truth, and decide to change their ways and try to make things up to her. She starts to enact her own revenge plan on the boys, making them fall for her more, and when they each exchange their ‘I love you’s,’ she leaves them and ghosts them. After Cal falls into a depressive episode, Kellan goes to get her back and she realizes the mistake she made. She knows they deserved it, but she didn’t want them to ever be suicidal like she once was. They make up for good and all get their happily ever after.