Review: Heart Breaking
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2013
*Book includes sex, violence, drugs and alcohol use.On the eve of his grandmother's funeral. Celia and Nick have crossed paths, she is a runaway traveling across the country to return to her father's house. The book starts off on a very sexual revelation on Nick's part. His grandmother's last words pretty much stating he needs to go get laid, and live life while he's still young. A point is made that his parents have a highly sexual love life after all these years, leading up to Nick watching Celia in the public shower and shortly afterword having her take his virginity. The book literally starts of with a "bang".Nick is described to be a straight A student, very soft spoken, nice and predictable boy. But when the tornado that is Celia turns up, it's a ride that he doesn't want to end. Stealing the car and abandoning his parents at the motel, he offers to drive Celia across the country and deliver her home.Celia on the Run is very much a sexual awakening story as it is a coming of age. There are not a lot of actual sex scenes, and they are not graphic. But there is a constant focus on it and several discussions between the two regarding it. Along the way they end up in situations in which they have to get money for food and gas, and lets just say that Celia is in no way ashamed to use her body as a way to persuade people to give her money. Although not all of their situations are specifically geared toward using sex and flirtation for money. They also have to turn to stealing and lying to make their way.It is very clear that Nick enamored with Celia and her beauty. At first he is taken with the very carefree life that she is living. She's upfront with him, tells him how it is and warns him of what being around her entails =danger. But she's not about to pass up a free ride with a nice and trustworthy boy.Celia on the Run is heartbreaking, heart-pounding and shocking story. It begins with a bang, and ends with another. Fast paced and action packed, non-stop adventure.