Review of Ruby Sparks (2012) by Thomas B — 04 Jan 2015

Charming yet a lot darker than one will think. 'Ruby Sparks' is a quite genius.

This review of Ruby Sparks (2012) was written by Thomas B on 04 Jan 2015.

Ruby Sparks has generally received positive reviews.

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