#BookTalk- Killing Ruby Rose by Jennifer Humphries

 Killing Ruby Rose By Jennifer Humphries

 When Rudy starts getting strange text messages, she gets roped into a series of murders. As she tries to find out, and who is doing this to her, she ends up finding a secret that changes her life. This mystery novel is filled with compromising situations, blood, murder and questions the effectiveness of the justice system, and the idea of justice itself.
Ruby Rose's obsession with shoes and the city's most wanted criminals gets her into a mess that could leave blood stains on her favorite pumps.

Plot

Maybe it is just me and the fact that I am very impatient, but I was not feeling this plot. I think it was probably because Ruby never received any real clues to find out what was really going on. So we were just blind the whole time until the last 50 pages of the novel when some truth finally is told. I know that is the point of a mystery, but let me explain further. As we go on a wild goose chase to find what the heck is going on with Ruby and these mysterious murders, I was losing faith in ever finding what was exactly going on (which is weird since you have to find out because the book has to end). It just seemed like things were always getting worse instead of better...clearer...(that's a better word), and you were never near to what was exactly happening.  And after finishing and realizing the cryptic lines where somewhat clues to the truth, it still was fuzzy. Fuzzy as in why were they so cryptic, the motive was just so off. I don't understand why they didn't tell Ruby the truth. What were they protecting her from? Nothing really. No one wanted to kill her or harm her, and holding the truth was doing exactly that. They were trying to spare their own feelings, and it was just plan messed up. Yes, the mystery got solved, but the motive to keep it all a secret was just not intelligent and totally fueled on secret keeper's emotions. I guess, that what made me mad in the end. That there was no good reason from keeping the truth from Ruby that truly it was to save their own self emotions, I am talking about you Jane Rose.
I guess the plot and characters truly showed the evilness in people, even when they think they are doing it for the right reasons. The lesser of two evils is still evil...

All in All

This book was not my favorite but it was a good read. There was a lot of action and romance! I just didn't relate much to any of the characters. And you already know how I left about the plot. But it was a great book to read that was not dystopian. I love a girl who can take care of herself, and will do anything to protect the ones she loves. So I would give it a 7 out of 10. I typical enjoy the books I read no matter how I dislike the plot, or the characters, but this one just didn't make the cut, for me personally.
But at the same time I would recommend the book, if you love hard to solve mysteries and a bad ass heroine and gun fire. It is the book for you.