Review of The Ruins (2008) by Wahida K — 29 Nov 2009

Fav bit.

The next morning, Stacy finds that a tendril of the vine has crept into her wound. Even worse, the vines have wrapped themselves around Mathias's lower legs and have eaten into them, down to the bone. The cellphone is heard again, and Stacy and Amy are lowered down the shaft to find it. In a small, vine-covered room they find the body of the young woman and her phone, which is broken. The flowers are vibrating and screeching, reproducing the ring of the cell phone. The vines attack them but they manage to escape. Stacy is convinced the vines are alive, and that they are growing inside her. The group realizes that the vines are predatory and that the Mayans are actually trying to keep them quarantined and have salted the earth all around the hill.