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Is Ruinous Ends Worth Reading?

Ada’s Score

3.9

This dark-academia sequel gathers six former students whose choices will decide the fate of Blackwood Academy after the deadly Decennial. Marie leans hard into gothic atmosphere and simmering rivalries, and the ensemble's tangled loyalties provide genuine momentum. The plot occasionally buckles under six competing perspectives, and readers arriving without book one will struggle to find footing amid the accumulated backstory.

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Ada Brief

“The atmosphere is genuinely oppressive in the best gothic way, and the rivalries have teeth. Marie commits to the darkness her setup promises.”

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“The atmosphere is genuinely oppressive in the best gothic way, and the rivalries have teeth. Marie commits to the darkness her setup promises.”
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Ruinous Ends Review

The atmosphere is genuinely oppressive in the best gothic way, and the rivalries have teeth. Marie commits to the darkness her setup promises.

Rating: 3.9 / 5

Ada’s reservations

Six point-of-view characters splinter the tension, and the story assumes deep prior knowledge without recap. Newcomers will drown; the dark-academia ambition outruns the structure.

Ada’s score reflects both strengths and reservations.

Book Details

Language: English
ISBN-13: 9780593898840

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Ada’s Score

3.9

Ada’s editorial score — not an aggregate of reader reviews.

Common Questions About Ruinous Ends

Is Ruinous Ends worth reading?: The atmosphere is genuinely oppressive in the best gothic way, and the rivalries have teeth. Marie commits to the darkness her setup promises. Ada rates it 3.9 out of 5.
What are the main weaknesses of Ruinous Ends?: Six point-of-view characters splinter the tension, and the story assumes deep prior knowledge without recap. Newcomers will drown; the dark-academia ambition outruns the structure.