Ruin by Rachel Van Dyken

Synopsis: I'm not your typical girl. I've been running away from the memories that haunt me for so long that depression has become my only comfort. I was content in the darkness...until Wes Michals offered to be my light.

I didn't know that time wasn't my ally -- that every second that ticked past was one step closer to the end of something that was beginning to mean the end of myself. He tried to warn me. He promised me all he was able to offer--each moment as it came--but it would never be enough.

Sometimes when you think it's the end, it's only the beginning. Wes thought he could save me, but in giving me everything, he ruined me. Because after one kiss, one touch, I couldn't--I wouldn't ever be the same.

And from that moment on, his heartbeat became my own.

Rating:  ★★★★

Genre:  New Adult, Contemporary Romance, Young Adult

This book was great, it made me cry, that is not the only reason that it was great... it also made me laugh.

Wes Michals is someone that has known pain and loss and does not expect to fall in love. He expected to live a normal life for as long as he could. He did not expect to get new friends he only wanted to live his life as normally as possible without anything meaning too much to him.

Enter Kiersten, the freshman and the innocent lamb that is new to every college experience. Her uncle has been taking care of her since the tragic thing that happened to her parents. She sees it as tragic and sad, but other people see it as a peaceful ending... more specifically Wes.

I really enjoyed this book and I have already started the second book Toxic. I have a feeling that all three books in the series are going to make me  cry at least once... am I ready for that? I think I can handle it as long as it gets happier after which is what happened in Ruin and I am thankful that it got better after the storm.