Review-Stained by Ella James

Book Title – Stained Author – Ella James Publisher – ISBN/ASIN - Genre – Paranormal   After a fire destroys seventeen-year-old Julia’s home and kills her foster parents, she chases the half-demon responsible across the country and back, determined to avenge her family and discover why a host of celestial baddies want her dead. With Julia is enigmatic hottie - Cayne, who has his own score to settle with the half-demon, and who might be just as dangerous as the creature he and Julia hunt.

Ella James is a Colorado author who writes teen and adult romance. She is happily married to a man who knows how to wield a red pen, and together they are raising a feisty two-year-old who will probably grow up believing everyone's parents go to war over the placement of a comma. Ella's books have been listed on numerous Amazon bestseller lists, including the Movers & Shakers list and the Amazon Top 100; two were listed among Amazon's Top 100 Young Adult Ebooks of 2012.

I had a hard time getting into this book and had to make myself pick it up more than once and keep going. After the first chapter or so, I was very confused as to what was going on. Who the characters were and what their roles were. At times I felt like not enough information was provided as to what was going on. Once Julia and Cayne arrived at the seers house, I felt like the story picked up and I was not in the dark. There were many times throughout the book that I wish we were given Cayne's point of view. Over all the story was well written and interesting.