Sunday, May 17, 2026

The Ruins by Kora Nyx


Synopsis:


POV: You wake up with no memory of the night before,
and the boy you’ve trusted your whole life
is already telling you what happened.
What you wanted.
And ultimately, who you chose to belong to now.

Would you believe him?

Harper did.
Just like she believes the paternity results he puts in front of her.

Until the cracks start showing…
and she realizes—
someone has been rewriting her story all along.

Now the truth is coming for everyone who kept her from Caleb. The gut-wrenching conclusion to Harper and Caleb's story.


Review:


After the chilling cliffhanger The Rules left us with in book one, I was ecstatic knowing I wouldn’t have to wait long for The Ruins. This sequel completely spiraled in the best and worst ways possible.

The story picks up not long after where we left off, and the deeper we dive into Z’s lies, manipulation, and deception, the more horrifying everything becomes. In book one, I already didn’t fully trust Z… The level of deceit was absolutely insane. I was genuinely floored by how deep it all went.

What frustrated me most was Harper. She’s portrayed as this unhinged, sharp FMC, yet she blindly believes everything Z tells her for eight years without truly questioning him or verifying anything. That part made me want to scream because you can see the cracks forming long before she does.

But the moment the truth finally comes to light... Everything completely unravels. Secrets explode, emotions spiral, and the entire story turns into chaos in the most addictive way possible. The tension, betrayal, and emotional fallout had me glued to the pages and absolutely wrecked my sleep because I needed to know what happened next.

Dark, toxic, messy, emotionally intense. This series knows exactly how to keep its claws in you.

This is absolutely a must read for dark romance readers.

*I received this arc from Booksprout in exchange for my honest review

⭐️ 4.5 Stars

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