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Ruin by Rachel Van Dyken
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it was amazing
bookshelves: amazon-own, love-these-stories, read-2013, recommend, romance, sports

I love NA College books and they seem to be one of my favorite genres lately AND Rachel Van Dyken just knows how to write them.

The initial moment that Wes and Kiersten meet are one of my favorite scenes an author can put in a book. Kiersten after picking up her college packet runs smack into Wes. She has not clue who he is and he is all that sexy Wes can be.

“L.�
“WDZ.�



Wes was a good person. He had crap thrown at him for being the rich kid with the entourage. Just shows you not to believe everything you hear and not to make assumptions.
This book really had very little drama.

With regards to Kiersten, the thing that annoyed me was that I could not believe she did not make any attempts to find out what was wrong with Wes. Sometimes it was so obvious that Wes was not feeling well. Some of her thoughts would be “oh, he looks healthy one minute, but pale the next.� I felt like she pushed it under the rug. It frustrated me.

"Until you give me a reason not to trust you, I'll always believe you. It's what people do."

I found it odd that she never saw this guy that she loved and the top football player ever play in a single game.

Rachel Van Dyken is becoming one of my favorite authors. This book was sweet, romantic, and heart breaking. Maybe the ending was predictable, but I loved it nonetheless.

Going to read my next Rachel Van Dyken book now.
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Quotes CeCe Liked

Rachel Van Dyken
“Wherever I am, whatever I'm doing, alive or dead, young or old, my heart will always be with yours. Every beat you feel against your fingertips..." His fingers tapped against my chest, once, twice. "... is me calling out to you. It's you returning the call. It's us talking, communicating, bonding, sharing, Living -- Kiersten, it's us living.”
Rachel Van Dyken, Ruin

Rachel Van Dyken
“I prayed over and over again that God would spare me, not because I cared that much about my own life -- but because I cared about hers.”
Rachel Van Dyken, Ruin

Rachel Van Dyken
“I can tell you have a good heart..." I sighed, opening the door to the outside." ... because the minute I met you, I wanted to fight for it.”
Rachel Van Dyken, Ruin


Reading Progress

August 3, 2013 – Shelved as: to-read
August 3, 2013 – Shelved
August 12, 2013 – Shelved as: amazon-own
August 16, 2013 – Started Reading
August 18, 2013 – Finished Reading
August 21, 2013 – Shelved as: love-these-stories
August 21, 2013 – Shelved as: read-2013
August 21, 2013 – Shelved as: romance
August 21, 2013 – Shelved as: recommend
August 21, 2013 – Shelved as: sports

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message 1: by Ingie (new)

Ingie Lovely review, Christine!


CeCe Thank you, Ingela. :)


message 3: by Mo (new) - rated it 3 stars

Mo Great review Christine - you have convinced me.


CeCe Mo wrote: "Great review Christine - you have convinced me."

Mo, it was a sweet NA. I really like this author.


message 5: by Mo (new) - rated it 3 stars

Mo Well, I loved THE BET so will give it a shot.


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