Title: Ruckus
Series: Sinners of Saint #2
Author: L.J. Shen
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 26, 2017
"This series is one of the best I've read all year" - Angie, Angie's Dreamy Reads
"LJ Shen delivers and then some. I am loving this series." - Kylie Scott New York Times Bestseller
"It's unpredictable, raw, emotional, and edgy- pure chaos contained in a beautiful package." - TJ Loves Books
"LJ Shen just wrote her best love story ever!" - DD's Boom Room
They say that life is a beautiful lie and death a painful truth. They're right.
No one has ever made me feel more alive than the guy who serves as a constant reminder that my clock is ticking.
He is my forbidden, shiny apple.
The striking fallacy to my blunt, raw, truth.
He is also my sister's ex-boyfriend.
One thing you should know before you judge me;
I saw him first. I craved him first. I loved him first.
Eleven years later, he waltzed into my life, demanding a second chance.
Dean Cole wants to be my bronze horseman. My white knight has finally arrived. Hopefully, he isn’t too late.
Dean
They say the brightest stars burn out the fastest. They’re right.
She sets my mind on fire.
All smart mouth, snarky attitude and a huge heart.
In a world where everything is dull, she shines like fucking Sirius.
Eleven years ago, fate tore us apart.
This time, I fucking dare it to try.
Getting to her is a battlefield, but man, that’s why they call me Ruckus.
Rosie LeBlanc is about to find out how hard I can fight.
And conquering her will be the sweetest victory.
Jill Mac’s
Review
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“I saw him first. I craved him first. I loved him first.”
DEAN
MOTHERFUCKIN COLE.
Words can
describe how excited I was when I found out LJ was giving us Dean’s book. While people were a little skeptical about
Dean and Rosie’s relationship, I was so freaking excited. While each book in the Sinners of Saint
series is about a different hot-hole, you should absolutely read them in order
so you can get the background of the friends and understand fully when
reading.
“He was my sister’s ex-boyfriend and
my first love.”
So if you read Vicious book One, you know that Dean and Emilia
(Rosie’s sister) had been together, but you also know that Emilia without a
doubt belonged to Vicious in all ways.
They were soulmates. (If you
didn’t read the book what are you waiting for, go read it now!) I’m pretty sure
this is why it did not bother me when I found out Dean and Rosie were getting a
book, because the relationship with Dean and Rosie’s sister wasn’t “real”, at
least not to me. Dean and Rosie belonged
together just like Emilia and Vicious did.
And LJ makes it clear. So even if
you are skeptical, don’t let that sway you, because all questions are answered
in Ruckus.
Dean is just
EVERYTHING. He’s one of the hot-holes,
but not as much of an asshole as other hot-holes *cough Vicious cough* He was
known as the stoner. I have to say his
story was one I was completely lost in.
Once I picked it up, I didn’t stop until it was finished, but what did I
expect. This always happens to me when I
pick up one of LJ’s books. Yes, she’s
that talented. Not gonna lie, this book
scared me. I had this like overwhelming
feeling that something real bad was going to happen. Rosie going through what she was going
through, and Dean making stupid mistakes.
No matter what though, I was team Dean all the way. I loved him, I saw him for who he truly
was. He was a genuinely good person who
had issues that he needed to deal with and overcome.
“Love felt like dipping each other in
gasoline and burning together. Love felt
like dancing with madness in the dark, watching all of its bright lights. Love felt like gasping for air when your
lungs were already full.”
Let’s move
on to Rosie. Rosie is one of my favorite
heroines EVER. She was someone who spoke
her mind when it came to Dean, and eventually everyone else who came in her way
of what she wanted. She had some serious
shit going on in her life, and she did what she could to still live life to the
fullest. She wasn’t the type that wanted
pity for what she was going through. All
Rosie wanted was to be treated “normal”, and the only person to really ever do
that for her was Dean.
“What makes you feel alive? Dean.
Dean Cole makes me feel alive.”
The banter
between the two was legit so funny.
These two had me laughing so hard with the stuff that was coming out of
their mouths. They were perfect. Everything about them was perfect.
Ruckus is
the story of loving, losing, and finding love again. It is the story of fighting for what you
want, for what you believe in, for what is YOURS.
“I took her face in my hands and
kissed her until she lost her balance.
In the rain. In the
reservoir. In the middle of fucking
nowhere. This mess was our mess. This chaos was where we thrived.”
Dean and
Rosie’s story will forever be a favorite of mine, a 5 star read for sure!
If you are
new to LJ Shen please do yourself a favor and read her books. I don’t even care which one (even though you
should most definitely read this series) just read them. After the first book of hers that I read she
quickly became a favorite author, and one that I will one click without even
having to read the synopsis. I promise
she’s that good.
❤
Jill Mac
L.J. Shen resides in sunny California with her husband, son, chubby cat and wild, wild dreams.
Her passion is to write badass stories, sushi, UFC and her awesome family and friends (not in this order, though. Obviously, sushi comes before writing. Oh, and also the family part.)
She spend the first half of her twenties traveling the world and is now paying all the fun with extra shifts in front of her MacBook. Feel free to contact her on her Facebook page. She loves to hear from her readers.
