Review: Blogging Reader's Review for 'RUINED'. (A great story that interlaces demons and average humans. Ready for book 2 in the series)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 25, 2014
My ‘Blogging Reader’s Review’ after reading ‘RUINED' by Author Jus Accardo (via: Booksmoviesfandoms.wordpress.c o m):This novel has been sitting on my ‘To Read’ list on Goodreads for a few months and now that I’ve had a minute to get to it, here goes my review on it. ‘Ruined’ is the first novel of The Eternal Balance Series by Jus Accardo. The story is pretty different from most stories I’ve read lately. 'Ruined' involves demons, descendents of Cain and how they intertwine with the human world. The story reads from the two main character’s P.O.V.’s(point of views), Samantha ‘Sam Merrick and Jax Flynn.Three years. It had been three years since Samantha ‘Sam’ Merrick last saw her neighbor and dear friend, Jax Flynn. She had convinced herself that he didn’t find her special enough to stick around so she eventually moved on, more or less. He was the person who had been there for her ever since her parents funeral, who had been murdered. Threw the years her feelings for him grew and he became someone she cared for a lot. They shared a kiss one night and the next day, he was gone. He left with no word to her. No letter. Nothing but the memory of him and the one kiss they had finally shared.Humans use the phrase ‘fight the demons inside’ for many reasons but for Jax Flynn, fighting the demon inside, took on a whole new meaning. Jax has a real demon that lives inside that sends him into a rage that at times, becomes more than he can control. In all of his tall, broodiness and handsome looks, "his Sammy", had always been there for him as a caring friend. And he always wanted to keep her safe. His twin brother, Chase Flynn on the other hand, he loved but the demon in him hated Chase completely. For years, Jax fought hard to control the urge to kill Chase and the horrible images of ways the demon wanted to end Chase. The demon wanted to gruesomely murder his twin brother Chase and use Jax’s body as the catalyst to make it happen. So, Jax made a hard decision. He left town.Jax Flynn returns to the hometown where everyone saw him as a bad person and a trouble maker, and his twin brother Chase, they saw as the golden boy. He returned when he got the news that his Uncle Rick had become terminally ill and may not last much longer. As soon as he returns, events occur and the truth he always believed in begins to unravel. Sam seems to have someone out causing mayhem in her life and Jax has a demon set on making him feed his needs. Now that Sam and Jax have reunited, can they finally be together or are they destined to never get that chance? Who is out to harm Sam? And can Jax stop fate from happening, and stop hell on earth from occurring?I do recommend this story because it is entertaining and readers will find it hard to know where the fine line of good and evil, ends and begins. ‘Ruined’ is listed as being a part of a series, so I am looking forward to seeing what will be next from this series in the future. Check this one out because the story keeps you curious in wanting to see who survives till the end.My Blogging Reader's Star Rating for 'RUINED' is 4 out of 5 stars! :)Visit my Blog and see Memorable quotes and character photos of how I imagined them while reading RUINED.