Review: A story about two broken people
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 11, 2013
*A copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion.I want to kick myself for waiting this long to read this book. I cannot put into words how much I loved this book. If I could give it more that five stars, I would.This is the story of two broken people. Their lives have been touched by tragedy and are not able to get past it. They're broken. They're just a shadow of their old selves.Nova lives her days counting every step she takes and how long it takes the sun to rise. Only to block out the memories from that horrible night. Then she takes it a step further. Trying to numb out the pain, the past, in a way that the old Nova would have been disappointed in.But then she meets Quinton and he reminds her so much of that person that she lost a little over a year ago. When she looks into his eyes she sees the pain that he has inside and she wants to save him like sh wishes she could've saves her loved one.Quinton is living everyday with guilt and wishing he was dead. He self-medicates to numb the pain and wishing that one day when he falls, he never gets back up. When he meets Nova, he thinks she's too good to be around someone like him. He doesn't deserve her and won't let himself be happy with someone else because he promised to only love the girl from his past.These two broke my heart and I was hooked from the moment I met them. With the dual point of view, being in both of their heads, I was a ball of emotion with every page I read. Seeing the flashbacks, and being in the middle of what happened to them, broke my heart and I was not able to hold back my tears. Don't expect rainbows and unicorns in this book. The tone is very somber and a little depressing, but it's completely worth it.A secondary character that stood out to me was Delilah. I could tell that she has been through some serious crap in her life, and even though she was not very likeable, I really wish she gets her story told.I've been a HUGE Jessica Sorensen fan for quite a while now and this book was as good as the others and I cannot wait to keep reading her books. I strongly recommend not only reading BREAKING NOVA but also her other books. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.