Review: Jus Accardo has written an exciting action filled suspense story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 12, 2014
Ruined by Jus Accardo is the first book in her new Eternal Balance series.  Lately I have read a lot of stories about Angels and Demons.  Ruined is mostly about demons or tainted (humans and demons sharing the same body), but this story is totally different than most, as the bases of the story revolves around Good & Evil, or Cain and Abel.We meet our flawed hero Jax, as he returns home to visit his dying uncle. Jax considers himself the unlucky one, cursed with being a descendant of the world’s first murderer, Cain. He lives with another being inside him, a demon named Azirak.  Jax left town a few years back to protect Samantha, the girl he loved, from danger of his fierce anger, that is part of him.  But now that he is back, it all starts again, as he sees Samantha talking to his brother Chase, who is the one everyone loves.Before he has a chance to leave town again, Samantha’s life is now in danger, as she has been marked by a demon.  Jax has to fight his feelings for Sam, at the same time find out why and who is targeting her.  Together, he and Sam try to resolve this, and at same time not act on their raging sexual chemistry.  Making things difficult is Jax’s needs to keep his demon under control and fed.  Easier said then done, especially with the demon side showing interest in Sam.  The other thorn is Chase’s continued interest in Sam, and his ability to create havoc against his brother.As for Sam, she tries to understand why Jax left originally, but she knows she loves him.  When she begins to understand the truth about demons, and Jax’s violent mood swings; Sam is still determined to find a way to save Jax, at any cost.When I first started this book, I was not sure if it would keep my attention, as it was a bit perhaps redundant, with Jax constantly being angry, and talking to his demon or being nasty to Sam.  He wasn’t very likable, and you sort of thought you knew why the town hated him; though I never liked Chase from the start. But about a third of the way in, the story got very exciting, with lots of action, which kept me anxiously turning the pages.  We learn more about the curse, Jax, his demon, and Sam.The ending of this book was revealing with some twists, and just when I was somewhat relieved and starting to relax, Jus Accardo throws us for loop with a damn cliffhanger.  Oh well this is a series, and their will always be good versus evil.  If you like action, suspense, demons, violence, good vs evil, hot sex, heartbreak and a couple that are truly in love, than Ruined is for you.