Beating Ruby - Camilla Monk

(4.3 / 5)

Oh what fun! After reading (or listening to) Spotless last week I BEGGED author Camilla Monk for an ARC of Beating Ruby because I was extremely anxious to know what happens between March and Island. (Ok so I didn’t exactly BEG her, I sent her an email, and she was super nice… But I totally would have begged if I had to!)

Island is back after her adventure with March the year previously. She nursed a broken heart for a while, now she has a new boyfriend named Alex, and got a new job helping to develop a new computer system “Ruby” that is going to revolutionise banking security. However, when her boss is murdered it sets off a chain of events that brings March back into her life. So now she has Alex AND March both trying to keep her safe, AND she needs to find who killed her boss, plus what exactly is Alex hiding anyway? And will someone FINALLY pop Island’s cherry already??

Now I am not usually a fan of love triangles. But she masterfully works this one. Its not exactly a competition for Island’s affections, as there will only be one spunky South African in her sights. But I really enjoyed the way she brought Alex into the story. I felt very sorry for him, until the fateful lunch, then I didn’t at all.

I loved the continuation of March and Island’s saga. Loved all the violent action scenes, mysteries to solve, and the sparking tension that is always between Island and March.

This is not your average romantic suspense. The series actually has quite a complex, interesting plot, weaved into an extremely entertaining, quirky and funny story. I absolutely love Monk’s sense of humour. There were many moments of this book where I was laughing out loud, having come upon an unexpectedly funny part of the story, such as a mini octopus wearing a hat of shaved salad, or a pool full of flesh eating platypuses. Yes I am serious, and yes it actually works, even though the platypus is a native animal of my country (Australia), and in my opinion way too cute to be flesh eating. But I guess that’s the point!

The only negative thing I can even think of about this book is that now I have read the second one before its even out, I’m going to have to wait AGES for the THIRD one! BOO!!

A fabulously entertaining series I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend for all fans of quirky!

Many thanks to author Camilla Monk for an advanced copy of Beating Ruby in exchange for my honest review.

Release Date: 26th January, 2016