Review: Fear and Loathing
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 13, 2014
Fear and (Self)loathing in Las Vegas--that adapted Hunter S Thompson title perfectly sums up this part of Quinton's journey. This is the second installment in the Nova series, which deals with some heavy issues like suicide and drug addiction, and it's all pretty freaking depressing, for lack of a better word."This has to be the bottom, right? There's no going up. This is it. Yet for some reason I keep walking, talking, breathing--living."Parts of this book were a bit repetitive, though sometimes that made sense. Drugged up junkie ramblings, and all that. And a majority of this story made my skin crawl, for real, and there were even a couple kisses where all I could think about was, "When is the last time he's bathed, let alone brushed his teeth?" The romance between Quinton and Nova is an underlying aspect, hidden beneath guilt, sorrow, and addictions. Don't get me wrong, though, considering the crappy hands they were dealt, they each needed their own book's worth of crap to wade through in order to reach a place where they can rise above it. So, I am wanting the third book to give us two broken people who are healed enough to help each other move on. But, again, romance has been pretty far removed from the story thus far; it only exists as a glimmer of hope. But hope springs eternal and has me anxiously awaiting the third piece of the puzzle. So, bring on the happy! 4 Stars.Reviewed by Lea for Lives and Breathes and posted @ Lives and Breathes Book Blog