Unfortunately, they both donate time at the same Group Home. Everything about him makes her more and more confused. He’s a reckless, happy-go-lucky, silver spoon fed pain in her ass. But if anyone ever discovered the truth it wouldn’t just be his life at risk–but hers. Pretending isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially when pretending means hiding your real self from the people that care about you the most. He’s been hiding his identity for over four years-hidden from the world that used to adore him–obsess over him–driven to the edge of insanity by one poor choice.īut that one choice, altered the course of his life forever. Although Gabe was really misleading in the first book. From Kiersten and Wes getting over their fears to the awesome supporting characters. It’s understandable why the author didn’t include the little details of their relationship (the book would’ve been very long), but I think that the connection between Wes and Kiersten would’ve felt more robust and sure if I had that concrete base to built off of.īesides that, I loved every single aspect of Ruin. But there was one main problem: I felt that even though the reader experienced everything Wes and Kiersten went through, there wasn’t a lot of them bonding together as a couple. And both Kiersten and Wes had such a connection that it literally flew off the pages. The writing, the pace … everything flowed. From there, the two characters lead us on a story of great love and second chances but not in the way that you’re thinking. Ruin started off with a bang with Kiersten accidentally feeling up Wes when she literally runs into him. I had to include the above quote, I just love Kiersten’s innocent-ness.

It also sounded like a movie star voice, the type that makes you want to jump in the TV screen. “Were you just counting my abs?” His voice sounded amused. I jerked my hand back and closed my eyes. And great, my hand was still firmly placed against the guy’s stomach. … one, two, three, four, six, Good Lord, eight? Eight packs? Furthermore, had I actually been feeling said person’s eight pack? And, dear God, I was counting, I had touched each muscle. This is basically the main theme of every single book in this series! “Maybe it’s not in the perfection of life that things make sense, but in the chaos.” If that’s not ominous I don’t know what is.

It’s us talking, communicating, bonding, sharing, Living–Kiersten, it’s us living.” Every beat you feel against your fingertips …” His fingers tapped against my chest, once, twice. “Wherever I am, whatever I’m doing, alive or dead, young or old, my heart will always be with yours. See Possible Triggers for Abuse and OTT sad parts.No separation between the Heroine and Hero.No OW/OM (ex-gf of Wes’s mentioned once but she had no bearing on the plot).

Ruin by Rachel Van Dyken