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A review by isi__1
Ruin by John Gwynne
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
After reading the second book Valour, this series had already cemented itself as a new favourite. I knew that the following book would be amazing as well. Fortunately, I wasn‘t disappointed.
This instalment kept everything I already liked about the previous title: an engaging plot, amazingly fleshed-out characters who I‘ve really grown to love and whose death is extremely devastating, and an interesting world.
There‘s additional POVs in this book, but it‘s quite easy to get used to them.
Some of the POVs in this series are straight-up bad guys, or morally ambiguous people, but I love to read from their perspective anyway, because I either love to hate them (looking at you, Lykos), or because I can partially understand where they’re coming from. The characters in this book just feel so real to me. I feel like this is how actual people would act in the situations that the book puts them in.
I can’t wait to read the next and last book. I’m so excited to see how everything will be wrapped up.
This instalment kept everything I already liked about the previous title: an engaging plot, amazingly fleshed-out characters who I‘ve really grown to love and whose death is extremely devastating, and an interesting world.
There‘s additional POVs in this book, but it‘s quite easy to get used to them.
Some of the POVs in this series are straight-up bad guys, or morally ambiguous people, but I love to read from their perspective anyway, because I either love to hate them (looking at you, Lykos), or because I can partially understand where they’re coming from. The characters in this book just feel so real to me. I feel like this is how actual people would act in the situations that the book puts them in.
I can’t wait to read the next and last book. I’m so excited to see how everything will be wrapped up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and War
Moderate: Gore, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Fire/Fire injury