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Unos jóvenes norteamericanos que pasan unas vacaciones en México ven cómo sus días de diversión se convierten en una pesadilla. Lo que en un principio iba a ser un trekking emocionante por la jungla mexicana, se convertirá en una caza y captura en la que ellos serán las víctimas. Inquietante y aterradora, Las ruinas posee la misma tensión in crescendo que caracterizó a Un plan sencillo, así como recuerda algunas de las mejores obras de Stephen King y la perturbadora novela La playa, de Alex Garland (publicada por Ediciones B y llevada al cine con Leonardo Di Caprio como protagonista). Stephen King dice de ella: “Suspense al más puro estilo Ruth Rendell. Smith pretende aterrorizar al lector y lo consigue, y lo hace de una manera directa, sin atajos: Las ruinas es un prolongado grito de horror. La estancia en México de sus protagonistas es el equivalente actual de lo que fuera en su día Tiburón en las playas de Nueva Inglaterra.”

Four friends and two strangers head out to look for a brother of one of the party. While searching an archeological ruin, they become the hunted instead of the hunters. With only snacks and three bottles of tequila they wait to be rescued from the horror that won’t let them go.

Loved this book and can’t wait to read this author’s other book A SIMPLE PLAN. The only thing I disliked about the book is the lack of chapters. It’s a 319 page chapter! ( )

Four friends and two strangers head out to look for a brother of one of the party. While searching an archeological ruin, they become the hunted instead of the hunters. With only snacks and three bottles of tequila they wait to be rescued from the horror that won’t let them go.

Loved this book and can’t wait to read this author’s other book A SIMPLE PLAN. The only thing I disliked about the book is the lack of chapters. It’s a 319 page chapter! ( )

It's October, so I'm reading horror and watching scary movies. This was my first horror novel this month and I chose it by watching several vlogs about people's top 10 or so picks for scariest books ever. Several chose this book and I was intrigued. Although, I'm glad I read it - just so I now know what it's like - I thought it was average. This may have much to do with my age and expectations, which were high given all the recommendations, but I found it predictable and a bit annoying. And not very scary. The only time I was very nervous was when they descended into the mine... I thought the book could have used more of that angle, but that's just me. We all have different fears and this one just didn't touch on mine.

It still gets three stars for decent writing, an original story, and not pulling any punches in the end. ( )