Review: Ruins by Amy Taylor

Ruins by Amy Taylor

Blurb from Goodreads:

At a crossroads in their lives, a couple arrives in Greece to house-sit for a friend. Emma is searching for a meaningful next step beyond work or starting a family, and Julian is struggling to come to terms with the failure of his academic career. Their visions for the future seem to be pulling them in different directions, and they hope that this summer away will help them mend their frayed connection.

Emma and Julian’s plans take an unexpected turn when they meet Lena, an enigmatic young Greek woman, who presents an opportunity for them to explore their relationship in uncharted and excitingly risky ways. However, as the heat in the city grows stifling, Emma and Julian find themselves far more entangled in Lena’s life than they’d bargained for. Engaged in a three-way struggle for control, Emma, Julian, and Lena are suddenly faced with consequences far greater—and far more explosive—than they could have predicted.

Voyeuristic and thrilling, Ruins delivers the drama of a modern Greek tragedy while exposing the tensions between privilege and power, desire and intimacy.

 I see that this is in development now and I think it will be better on the screen than it was on the page.  The juice wasn't worth the squeeze if you know what I mean because the ending was so, so disappointing.  There was so much build-up and then poof, a whimper of an ending.  This had good pacing in the beginning but then just became stressful and I thought something would happen and . . . ugh.  Hope you have better luck!

Ruins comes out next week on August 12 2025, and you can purchase HERE.  

The Acropolis looked down on them all, and even though it was more likely to be described as imposing or formidable, she found the sight of the ruins comforting. It was a direct reminder of history, and like the glimpses of other people's balconies, it reminded her of just how many lives had been lived as richly as her own, of how many were yet to be lived.