Review of Ruby Sparks (2012) by Kobayashi A — 15 Jan 2013

The first half was boring but after Calvin used crazy ,psycho power over Ruby, it became a "real" love story.

This review of Ruby Sparks (2012) was written by Kobayashi A on 15 Jan 2013.

Ruby Sparks has generally received positive reviews.

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