Review: Loved It!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 21, 2014
I’m not really sure how to write a review for this one because it deals with some very heavy issues and it is one of those books that makes you want to fix the characters in any way you can, but they are fictional and therefore you can’t and it makes you feel helpless. It took me a while to get through this one, not because I didn’t like it, because I really did, but because it was heavy and my heart could only take so much at once.Ella was my favorite secondary character in All Of You, so I was really excited to see that it was her who would be our heroine in Before You Break. She was such a good friend to Avery and I really wanted to see her get her happily ever after, even if it took some pain to get there. Ella has had a rough past, but what makes Ella stand out is that she has moved past it. Sure it’s still there, but it’s not eating her from the inside out anymore and she has grown from it unlike a lot of other New Adult heroines we encounter. I really admired Ella and her character, even if she was a bit nave when it came to certain things.Our hero Quinn however, is a different story. Quinn is living with an incredible amount of guilt because of something that happened in high school. He is so weighed down by this guilt that he questions if his life is worth living. Our first introduction to Quinn is during a call to a suicide hotline and if that doesn’t break your heart I don’t know what will. Quinn is such a wonderful guy and it really hurts that he can’t see how wonderful he is.I thought Quinn and Ella made a great pair. They truly understand one another and connect with each other on a very deep level. They make a great pair and they have an insane amount of chemistry. I loved watching their interactions with one another and watching them slowly open up to each other was wonderful.What I really loved about this book was that it had plenty of steamy moments while still balancing the darker undertone of the story. Ella and Quinn’s relationship is very physical, mostly because it is hard for them to communicate how they feel about one another so instead they show it. But even with all of these steamy moments, the more important aspect still remains Quinn’s journey. It is still very much about Quinn learning to open up, trust, and let someone in.Before You Break is a very emotional but very good read. It really makes you think and while some of the aspects follow what you could call “typical New Adult”, I personally have never seen this topic touched on before in New Adult and I thought it was done tactfully and made for a very good read.