Review: Had my closure w/ Nova and Quinton but not as good as the first 2 books.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2014
Nova and Quinton: No Regrets is the third in the Nova series and the final book for Nova and Quinton. If you have read my reviews for the first two books in the series Breaking Nova (Nova #1) and Saving Quinton you would know how in love I am with these two very, very…. Very…. broken characters.Nova and Quinton: No Regrets take place shortly after where book two, Saving Quinton left off.Beware spoilers if you have not read the first two books in the series.Nova is still recovering from her high school boyfriend’s suicide but has made a better life for herself with finding a friend in Lea, attending college, joining a band, and videotaping her thoughts. She has left the drug world behind and is starting new but cannot forget about the boy who she tried so hard to save. Quinton was driving a car that crashed killing his girlfriend and after that he wanted to forget everything and not feel any pain; he turned to drugs. Quinton became hardcore into drugs and did not feel like he was worthy of living. Even after meeting Nova and a relationship/friendship blossomed between the two he chose drugs over her. Nova saved him from that life at the end of Saving Quinton but they are still far, far away from their happily ever after.Quinton and Nova are apart 90% of the book. I was a bit disappointed with that to be honest. I wanted the drama, the pushing each other away… I wanted something. Quinton is living in Seattle trying to stay clean and discover himself again. Nova is slowly getting Quinton to put his walls down that he has built for himself as a friend. The scenes of their friendship becoming flirtatious were adorable. I kept cheering for the two to finally get together and admit how they feel but the first half of the book just felt so slow. It was so different than the first two books in the series.I found myself more interested in the strange dynamic between Nova and Tristan. Tristan is Quinton’s cousin who was also heavily involved in drugs but is now living with Nova staying clean. I do not want to say too much but I saw their drama develop from a mile away but I still really enjoyed it and wish Nova would have confronted it more head on. A scene between the two of them at the end just talking was very much needed. Maybe in Tristan’s book? Hopefully…No Regrets is your typical conclusion book. It wasn’t my favorite, it wasn’t bad… but it wasn’t great either. I feel the characters went as far as they could and ready to move on to another Jessica Sorensen book.I give Nova and Quinton: No Regrets 3.5 Stars.Book provided by the publisher in return for an honest review.