Bee reviewed Ruining Her by kylie Kent
Review of 'Ruining Her' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Ruining Her contains scenes and discussions about non-consensual sexual acts, profanity and violence.
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Ruining Her is a book that gains your attention from the first page and I do indeed caution you to pay attention to the trigger warnings as the events that take place from the first page. I confess I found it hard to read initially due to just how well Kylie Kent writes but was determined to get past the initial difficult events that happen to Emily.
I liked how we went from the present day to back when Emily is a teenager and encounters Josh on her first day. The two are polar opposites, and despite Emily's initial instinct that they will be best friends, Josh has other plans because he's dangerous in ways Emily could never imagine. She's a breath of fresh air in his world, and in his own often twisted …
Ruining Her contains scenes and discussions about non-consensual sexual acts, profanity and violence.
.
.
.
Ruining Her is a book that gains your attention from the first page and I do indeed caution you to pay attention to the trigger warnings as the events that take place from the first page. I confess I found it hard to read initially due to just how well Kylie Kent writes but was determined to get past the initial difficult events that happen to Emily.
I liked how we went from the present day to back when Emily is a teenager and encounters Josh on her first day. The two are polar opposites, and despite Emily's initial instinct that they will be best friends, Josh has other plans because he's dangerous in ways Emily could never imagine. She's a breath of fresh air in his world, and in his own often twisted way Josh tries to protect her from pretty much every boy in school and his presence even briefly in her life means girls become her friend - ensuring a girl who could never belong, has a place - a sanctuary even from Josh himself.
As we fast forward from their teenage years and Emily is running from a life that has kept her like a bird trapped in a gilded cage. She has held onto the promise that if she ever truly needs Josh? He will be there for her, and trust me she really needs someone who is unequivocally in her corner. Someone who will do everything for Emily, or Emmy as he called her and protect her from everything because she's the one person who makes him feels something other than hate, mistrust and every other negative emotion imaginable.
Kent weaves a story so well, that despite everything Josh does, no matter how dangerous he is? You cannot help but see that his love for Emmy is pure - perhaps it is his way of seeing the world in only black and white that makes him capable of such love.
Ruining Her ends on a Hell of a cliffhanger, you will be left wanting more and I hope that the sequel will provide answers and salvation for both Emily and Josh who desperately need to experience peace.