Review: I liked the originality of the plot, but the book itself seemed to take forever to get anywhere
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 22, 2014
Demons are real. In Ruined, Jax knows this better than anyone seeing as he’s shared a body with one since birth. A decedent of Cain, the man who introduced murder into the world when he killed his brother, Jax is cursed with a demon that exists on violence and pain – something that’s forced him from his home and away from everyone he loves – especially Samantha, his childhood best friend turned love of his life. When Sam comes under a series of mysterious attacks, Jax steps in against his better judgment to save the woman he left to protect.This book is told in the alternating, first person perspectives of the two main characters, Jax and Samantha. I wasn’t really in love with the main characters in this one. Jax is your kind of cliché bad boy with a heart of gold and Sam was stubborn to the point of getting on my nerves. Possibly because of my inability to connect with the characters, the emotions in this story fell flat for me and I never really was able to get into it.I liked the originality of the plot, but the book itself seemed to take forever to get anywhere. There’s a lot of talking and rehashing of characters’ thoughts and emotions that I felt could have been cut. I also found the transitions from one scene to the next to be a little choppy (for example it would be like one paragraph taking place in the woods and the next paragraph we’re suddenly in someone’s house) to such a notable degree that it felt like the characters were just kind of teleporting to their destinations after a while.In the end, while I liked the idea behind Ruined and the basis of the plot, my inability to connect to the characters and really get into the story means I don’t think I’ll be reading any further books in this series.*I received a free ARC of this book to review. You can find this review and others like it at BookAndCoffeeAddict.com, along with recommendations for a fantastic cup of coffee.