Today’s post is on Ruined by Amy Tintera. It is the first in
her Ruined series. It is 355 pages long and is published by Harper Teen. The
cover is silver with the title in gold in the center behind the title is two
circles with a sword through them and lines behind that like the ruined
markings. The intended reader is someone who likes dark plots, magical powers,
and gray mortality. There is mild foul language, implied sex, and violence in
this book. The story is told from third person close of the main characters.
There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the book- A Revenge that will consume her.
A love that will ruin her.
Emelina Flores has nothing. Her home in Ruina has been ravaged by war. She lacks the powers that her fellow Ruined. Worse of all, she witnessed her parents’ brutal murders and watched helplessly as her sister, Olivia, was kidnapped.
But because Em has nothing, she has nothing to lose. Driven by revenge and the hope of finding Olivia, Em sets off on a dangerous journey to the enemy kingdom of Lera. In a brilliant, elaborate plan of deception and murder, Em marries Prince Casimir, next in line to the take Lera’s throne. If anyone in Lera discovers Em is not Casimir’s true betrothed, Em will be executed on the spot. But it’s the only way to salvage Em’s kingdom and what is left of her family.
Em is determined to succeed, but the close she gets to the prince, the more Em’s rage-filled heart begins to soften. But with her life- and her family- on the line, love could be Em’s deadliest mistake.
Emelina Flores has nothing. Her home in Ruina has been ravaged by war. She lacks the powers that her fellow Ruined. Worse of all, she witnessed her parents’ brutal murders and watched helplessly as her sister, Olivia, was kidnapped.
But because Em has nothing, she has nothing to lose. Driven by revenge and the hope of finding Olivia, Em sets off on a dangerous journey to the enemy kingdom of Lera. In a brilliant, elaborate plan of deception and murder, Em marries Prince Casimir, next in line to the take Lera’s throne. If anyone in Lera discovers Em is not Casimir’s true betrothed, Em will be executed on the spot. But it’s the only way to salvage Em’s kingdom and what is left of her family.
Em is determined to succeed, but the close she gets to the prince, the more Em’s rage-filled heart begins to soften. But with her life- and her family- on the line, love could be Em’s deadliest mistake.
Review- An intense and vivid world filled with characters who
are caught in a deadly game. The world that the reader discovers in Ruined is a
very dark with murder, betrayal, and crazy people with powers and not many
morals. Casmir and Emelina are only trying to help as many people can they can
but the world and others around them are not interested in helping. Casmir’s
father is the one who started the war the Ruina and killed Emelina’s parents
then kidnapped her younger sister for reasons unknown. But Emelina is going to
save her sister and get revenge for the thousands of her people killed, just
for being born Ruined. Casmir does not agree with his father but at the start
of the story is powerless to stop him. The story moves very fast with Casmir
and Emelina discovering common ground and both learning from each other and
changing. The changes are not easy and are met with great distrust from others. A tightly plotted novel for those who love the darker side of fantasy.
I give this novel a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing
for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.
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