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Between Wild and Ruin 

Jennifer G. Edelson 

Publication date: September 28th 2019

Genres: Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult

Rating: 4 Stars

Told in the first person.

Disclosure of Material Connection:  I received this book for review from Xpresso Tours and the author. I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising". 

Truth, like love, isn’t always obvious.

Seventeen-year-old Ruby Brooks has never had a boyfriend. After moving to small-town La Luna, New Mexico following her mother’s untimely death, boys aren’t even on her radar. Ruby just wants to forget the last horrible year and blend in. But when she discovers an ancient pueblo ruin hidden in the forest behind her house, and meets Ezra, a bitter recluse whose once-perfect face was destroyed in an accident he won’t talk about; Angel, the town’s handsome sheriff’s deputy, and Leo, a stranger who only appears in the forest, Ruby finds herself caught between love, mystery, and other worlds. What happened to Ezra’s face? And why is she so attracted to the one boy in town everyone despises? As Ruby unravels her own powerful connections to both Ezra and the pueblo ruin, she’ll learn surfaces are deceiving. Especially in the heart of New Mexico, where ghosts and legends aren’t always just campfire stories.

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My Thoughts:

Ruby’s not sure what to believe. Does she believe what she sees or what she knows about the way things should be? Ezra is either an angry young man or needs to work on his attitude. Angel seems to be the older man, older than Ruby, interested in a young lady.

You can feel the edges of a fairy tale as you read. You may even decide which one you think it is. When first introduced to Ruby, I thought that this would be a good read for teens and up. A story that’s mixed between a fairy tale and folk lore may grab their attention. Then I got to a point where Angel seems really interested in Ruby.

Teens can be impressionable and having a story where a man is interested in someone who’s not quite an adult might be best for the parent to read first. I think this is more for those considered “new adult” and can distinguish between what is real and what is fiction. I enjoyed the story but even for me the possible relationship between Angel and Ruby made me uncomfortable. If I took that out of the equation, it was a good story that shows people need to look beyond a person’s outer shell in order to get to know the person from the inside.

We’re let into the life of a teenager whose life may seem normal. It’s what’s going on around her that you’ll not be sure of. And that’s what will carry you all the way to the end where you’ll learn that the author’s not done yet. I’m willing to give it a chance to see if I can figure out what’s going on.

Author Bio:

Jennifer G. Edelson is a writer, trained artist, former attorney, pizza lover, and hard-core Bollywood fan. She has a BFA in Sculpture and a J.D. in law, and has taught both creative writing and legal research and writing at several fine institutions, including the University of Minnesota. Originally a California native, she currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband, kids, and dog, Hubble after surviving twenty-plus years in the Minnesota tundra (but still considers Los Angeles, the Twin Cities, and Santa Fe all home). Other than writing, Jennifer loves hiking, traveling, Albert Camus, Dr. Seuss, dark chocolate, drinking copious amounts of coffee, exploring mysterious places, and meeting new people--if you're human (or otherwise), odds are she'll probably love you.

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