Overall Rating: 2.5 A lackluster ending to an otherwise fun trilogy.
Engagement: 2.5 The more I think about this book. the less I like it, which is a shame, because I enjoyed the first two books in the series. There were simply too many things wrong or missing from this book for me to truly engage with it. A short list: 1. Rose: Her character was too disjointed and flat. There was potential in the character, which was missed or ignored for most of the story. 2. Time jumps: This same device was used in earlier books, but got stale for me by the third book. 3. Concurrent time lines: I spent so much time trying to figure out where the events of this book lined up with the previous two books it prevented me from fully immersing into this storyline. 4. Plot holes: This one may be unfair to unload onto book three, but there were plotlines from books one and two which I assumed would be wrapped up in book three, and the were not. Book one mentions someone called "The Stranger" and also alludes to a relative of one of Rowan's "victims". Neither of these storylines wrapped up in book two so I assumed they would in book three (the final book of the trilogy)... they did not. Overall, the story was OK, but I'm not sure I'd actually recommend reading this book if you have something better to read.
Storyline: 2.5 The third book in the Ruinous Love trilogy follows Rose (the FMC) and Fionn (the MMC). Rose works for the circus as a tarot card reader and stunt motorcyclist with some *cough* questionable extra-curricular activities who finds herself in a bind when one of those activities goes horribly awry. Fionn is the local doctor with a dark side who gets swept up in Rose's mayhem when she asks for help and he simply can't refuse. As with the previous two installments of this trilogy there is passion, tension, desire... and some murder too! While this follows the same basic formula of the previous books the characters felt flat and one dimensional, especially Rose, who remains a closed book throughout most of the story which, in my opinion, hurts more than helps the story.
Readability: 2.5 ADULT CONTENT: for 18+ readers only. This is my third Brynne Weaver book and I've determined it's not my reading, it's her writing. That's not to say I don't like the story, because I do, it's just that sometimes I have no idea which character is speaking and what I am supposed to visualize as I read. A perfect example (view spoiler)[bonus chapter 2 was from the POV of a totally new character, but it took pages for me to figure it out because there were no clues to that and I kept going back to the beginning looking for clues as to the POV of the narrator. It was very frustrating. (hide spoiler)] Since this is now the third book where I've experienced the same confusion I've had to knock off a big bunch of stars. Otherwise, the language, settings, and other references throughout the books are not difficult to follow and anyone over 18 with a high school reading level would have not issue getting through this book.
A lackluster ending to an otherwise fun trilogy.
Engagement: 2.5
The more I think about this book. the less I like it, which is a shame, because I enjoyed the first two books in the series. There were simply too many things wrong or missing from this book for me to truly engage with it. A short list:
1. Rose: Her character was too disjointed and flat. There was potential in the character, which was missed or ignored for most of the story.
2. Time jumps: This same device was used in earlier books, but got stale for me by the third book.
3. Concurrent time lines: I spent so much time trying to figure out where the events of this book lined up with the previous two books it prevented me from fully immersing into this storyline.
4. Plot holes: This one may be unfair to unload onto book three, but there were plotlines from books one and two which I assumed would be wrapped up in book three, and the were not. Book one mentions someone called "The Stranger" and also alludes to a relative of one of Rowan's "victims". Neither of these storylines wrapped up in book two so I assumed they would in book three (the final book of the trilogy)... they did not.
Overall, the story was OK, but I'm not sure I'd actually recommend reading this book if you have something better to read.
Storyline: 2.5
The third book in the Ruinous Love trilogy follows Rose (the FMC) and Fionn (the MMC). Rose works for the circus as a tarot card reader and stunt motorcyclist with some *cough* questionable extra-curricular activities who finds herself in a bind when one of those activities goes horribly awry. Fionn is the local doctor with a dark side who gets swept up in Rose's mayhem when she asks for help and he simply can't refuse. As with the previous two installments of this trilogy there is passion, tension, desire... and some murder too! While this follows the same basic formula of the previous books the characters felt flat and one dimensional, especially Rose, who remains a closed book throughout most of the story which, in my opinion, hurts more than helps the story.
Readability: 2.5
ADULT CONTENT: for 18+ readers only. This is my third Brynne Weaver book and I've determined it's not my reading, it's her writing. That's not to say I don't like the story, because I do, it's just that sometimes I have no idea which character is speaking and what I am supposed to visualize as I read. A perfect example (view spoiler)[bonus chapter 2 was from the POV of a totally new character, but it took pages for me to figure it out because there were no clues to that and I kept going back to the beginning looking for clues as to the POV of the narrator. It was very frustrating. (hide spoiler)] Since this is now the third book where I've experienced the same confusion I've had to knock off a big bunch of stars. Otherwise, the language, settings, and other references throughout the books are not difficult to follow and anyone over 18 with a high school reading level would have not issue getting through this book.