Sweet Ruin (Immortals After Dark, #15)

by Kresley Cole

[Linda]

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Sweet Ruin continues the saga of the immortals who mostly haunt New Orleans, and I have to say that Rune and Josie's story was both touching and sweet, with lots of action, and even more nostalgia.



I'm not sure why I have kept Sweet Ruin hidden on my kindle for so long! But I'm very happy to have read it now - so that I'll be ready to delve into Immortals After Dark #17 in January next year... This is a series with an extremely well done mythology, and I am always in awe when I read a new installment. The stories are also character-driven, with a solid story and an overall plot that spans over several books in the series. What's not to like, right?

From the very beginning of Sweet Ruin, I had so many feels for Jo! She was a little girl, and she was all alone in the world, responsible for her littler brother who was just a toddler. Still, she was strong, and she was very creative when it came to taking care of him - until the day when she wasn't able to do that anymore - when she was shot, and left for dead. Only, because Jo wasn't human, she didn't exactly die, she just came into her powers instead, but she had to leave her brother somewhere safe so he could grow up off the streets.

As an adult, Jo ran into Rune, a half demon half fae, several thousand years old, one who knew he would never find a mate, never be able to love. And to make things more interesting, Nix was definitely messing with both of them. I have a special place in my heart for Nix - she's pretty out there in many ways, but she's also fun, and I think she loves pretending she's not got all her marbles, as it lets her do exactly what she wants, while others will always underestimate her.

Needless to say, Sweet Ruin was an action packed and very hot story. I loved the characters, and I especially loved that Jo wasn't willing to let her needs be second. She stated very clearly what she expected from a relationship, and expected nothing less if Rune agreed to be with her. Gotta love a woman who has a backbone and the self respect to keep to her guns!



Whereas Jo would just as soon sneer at someone, he babbled greetings to everyone, inviting them to play with his toy. If she'd ever owned a toy of her own, she never would've shared it with people who weren't Thaddie.

She sounded reasonable, but here was the thing: Jo was feral. There'd be no living under someone else's roof and following someone else's rules. Rules didn't apply to Jo and never had. There'd be no sharing Thaddie with a woman who desperately wanted to be his mother.