Don't Read The Ruins!

I recently read The Ruins, by Scott Smith. It's something of a horror-ish suspense-ish novel. I was drawn to it because Smith wrote A Simple Plan, which is a favorite of mine. A Simple Plan was riveting, The Ruins kinda sucks.
I'd write more about why, but I don't want to give away details for people who are dead set on reading it, but I'd recommend readin A Simple Plan again instead.