Man, the book covers are really not getting any better. 
 But that's not the point here. It's not very nice to judge a book by its cover. Unfortunately, I don't mean to imply that The Ruby Circle is a diamond in the rough; that its cover may say cheap and low-budget but its contents are wonderful and high quality; or that the characters I love keep increasing their awesomeness. 
 In fact, the cover may be the highlight of my whole reading experience. 
 I have stuck with this series and I have grown to love the characters (Eddie, Sydney, Adrian, Jill (well, not her so much) and I have suffered with them when they suffered. I loved the first five books so it would make sense that the sixth - the final - would tie the story off with a nice little bow. Albeit, it was a nice cute little bow. There were sappy moments all over between Adrian and Sydney which would ordinarily make me awwww but they all felt forced to me. Nothing about their relationship felt natural which was weird because for me Sydney and Adrian had great chemistry in the first four books. I shipped them from the start. So disappointing to find that all that chemistry fizzled out in the end. Who says married life has to be boring, guys! 
 The plot wasn't that great. No, wait. Let me rephrase. It was alright*. It just was so forgettable. I couldn't pick out key moments that I loved like I did the previous ones and maybe it's unfair of me to keep comparing this book to others. 
 But I can't help it. This was one of my favourite series by one of my favourite authors and I'm sorely disappointed with how unsatisfying The Ruby Circle was. Well, I guess Richelle Mead can't strike gold all the time. 
 2.5 stars