Review: Brilliant!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 31, 2014
Nova doesn't want to go back home for summer break. She has come a long way from the place she was when she left to go to college, but she fears she will only lose herself once again if she goes home. Looking for answers to questions left unanswered after her boyfriend's suicide, Nova doesn't know how to fully move on. Once she returns home, she finds that she's still stuck between heart and reason and she just needs it to go away.Quinton doesn't want to continue with what his life has become. Preferring to forget than confront his demons Quinton decides to move in with his cousin, only adding fuel to his already overwhelming guilt. Not caring what becomes of his life, he is determined to make the pain and the memories disappear. But then he meets Nova and she arises in him feelings he once swore never to feel again.Two broken souls find each other, each wanting to save the other, but neither wanting to save themselves.I have to say that Jessica Sorensen is fast becoming my go to author for deep, emotional stories that tug at my heart strings. She pulls me into the story and doesn't ever let go, not even when I've encountered the last word on the page. I make the characters' emotional well-being my own - I want to shelter them, smack them upside the head and comfort them. How can so many conflicted emotions be felt for a pair of fictional characters? Brilliant!This story was no different. Although Sorensen managed to bring her trademark drama and angst-ridden story, this one was so much more. Darker and grittier with a hopeless vibe that compels you, Nova and Quinton's story is not romantic nor sweet, but it is fantastic.From the cast of characters that keep you guessing as to which is more screwed up, the range in emotions that never fully come close to happiness and the undertones of a blooming romance, Breaking Nova has all the elements necessary for me to consider is an exceptional read. Call me a masochist, but there is nothing I enjoy more than two broken characters that awaken from their slumber only because they have met their match. They struggle, give in, retreat and surrender. They suffer along the way and lose themselves in the process and their journey back is more exceptional because of the obstacles they overcome.This is mainly Nova's story and as such it is very good. But when you add Quinton into the mix, it takes it to a whole new level. Yes, I like my men broken because I love to watch them grow. I didn't get to experience Quinton's growth, but the glimpses of the boy he was and the man he could become is worth the wait until Saving Quinton, the next book in the series, releases early next week.I'm curious to see how Nova has adjusted after the changes she went through in this story, but if I'm being honest I can't wait to see what's in store for Quinton.This is not a romantic, happily ever after type of story, but it is about growth as a person and connecting on a deeper level with another person. But mostly it is a story about a girl finally accepting her reality while still keeping the faith and being strong enough to move on.