Hell is looking for a way to break loose…Jax lost the genetic lottery. Descended from Cain, the world's first murderer, he's plagued by a curse that demands violence in exchange for his happiness. He left everything behind, including the girl he loved, but thriving on the pain of others is lonely… And it's killing him.
After a series of heartbreaking losses, Samantha put rubber to pavement and headed for college as fast as her clunker could carry her. But she can't outrun her problems. When an attack at school drives her back home, she's thrown into the path of a past—and a guy—she's been trying to forget.
Sam strains Jax's control over his darkness, but running isn't an option this time. Someone—or, something—followed her home from school: a ruthless monster with a twisted plan centuries in the making. Forced together to survive, and fighting an attraction that could destroy them both, Jax and Sam must stop a killer bent on revenge.
3 Stars
I really love this author's writing
style. She is great at building suspense and anticipation
(especially the angst for those love scenes). This book was not a
disappointment in those ways. What I did find harder to love about
this book than her others is the depth to the plot and storyline.
The story contains constant action and
a good mystery at it's heart. I was a bit disappointed to have the
one character I felt has a great depth of information about the
characters was killed off. Eventually the story became a bit
predictable for me. I read a lot it
seemed very familiar to me.
What
did catch my attention and I find was very well done is the romance
aspect to the story. Jax had left his life behind, only to return to
say goodbye to a loved one. He finds himself stuck in town for awhile
and tries as best he can to explain to his ex-girlfriend Sam why he
had to leave. He is the true definition of a “bad boy.” It is
apparent that Sam's life is in danger and somebody is trying to kill
her. Jax is there to rescue her and eventually begins to break down
that wall between them.
The
story is told from both Jax's and Sam's Perspective, so we get to
learn about each of their personalities well and watch that process
slowly breaking down for each of them, bringing them closer, and the
reader awaiting the outcome to that angst.
There
are a lot of twists to the story and it is slowly unraveled to us in
a way that keeps us turning pages to find out what happens next. The
main characters are both determined, strong and feisty and them
working things out with each other and the romance aspect is the main
focus of the story.
It is
a more mature novel and recommended for older teens, it also has a
lot of violence, some alcohol and language. A very enjoyable story
for those that enjoy seeing the bad boy and bad girl hook up. Sam is
not your predictable girl next door and adds a lot of humor to the
story.
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