Review: Chapter by Chapter's review of Ruined
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 27, 2014
Ruined by Jus Accardo was everything I had hoped it would be and then some!  I have always, ALWAYS enjoyed Jus Accardo’s books and this one blew me away!The cool part about this book is that the main character, Jax, is descended from Cain…you know, the story from the bible where Cain killed his brother, Abel.  Basically, Jax has to live with a demon inside of him who wants nothing more than to repeat history and have Jax kill his brother, Chase.  So, to protect his brother and get rid of the clawing need to kill his brother, Jax leaves town…leaving the only father he has ever really known, Rick, and the love of his life, Sam.But because life likes to throw in those curve balls, Jax finds himself back in town because of Rick’s health.  Not only does he confront his brother again (who btw, the demon still wants to kill – absence makes the heart grow fonder – NOT), but he comes face to face with Sam.  Old feelings come to the surface, and Jax knows that he needs to get the heck out of dodge, but something…or rather someone is making it difficult for him to say goodbye.Samantha had left town to go to college to get away from memories.  But when she gets attacked on campus, she heads back home to try and start over again.  But a blast from the past shows up from nowhere, and Sam has to revisit feelings that she has tried to forget.  But it seems someone is out to get her, and no matter where she goes, her life is in danger.Jax vows to keep Sam safe…Sam vows to keep her feelings for Jax under control.  Throw in a little supernatural excitement, and you’re in for one heck of a ride.Ruined by Jus Accardo had pretty much everything I want in a book:  dark, mysterious, sexy bad boy?  Check.  Intriguing supernatural element? Check.  Some sexy time that will leave you a little hot and bothered?  Double check.  Various twists and turns that leaves your head spinning?  Checkity check check.As in all Jus Accardo’s books, it literally only takes the first few pages to get you completely hooked in the storyline.  The characters in the book are ones that have their own personalities, and ones that readers will come to adore…bad traits and all.  I loved reading how much difficulty Jax had in trying not to kill his brother, and how we are shown the flipside (aka the demon side)  of what Jax’s demon wants to do to the brother.  Very visual…very awesome!  I will admit that there were a couple of plot twists in this book that had me gasp aloud and utter a shocking “no way!”.One of the cool aspects of this book that really had me wanting to read it was the twist on the story of Cain and Abel.  Ruined by Jus Accardo kind of reminded me of Dexter, with a dash of Supernatural and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  And speaking of BTVS, any book that references this iconic television series will always be a big WIN!Fans of supernatural reads and are curious about the Cain and Abel spin will completely devour Ruined by Jus Accardo.  As a New Adult read, there is a little bit of something for everyone!  And it also helps that Jax is hella fine…