Review: Awesome Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 9, 2013
Book Review- Breaking Nova by Jessica SorensenNova is now a college student who is home for the summer.  Being home brings her closer to her sadness.  She lost her father at thirteen and just the year before found her boyfriend, Landon, after he killed himself.  She was completely devastated and even tried to kill herself.  She has tried for the last year to move forward, but is unable to.  She is numb to everything in life and refuses to remember that day with Landon.  She is afraid she will permanently break if she does.She is now obsessive about her routines and counting everything around her to keep control.  If Nova doesn't have control, she becomes extremely anxious and panics.  She knows that she is not her normal self and not getting better.  So she sets herself on a bit of a mission using her video class.  She is determined to figure out why Landon did what he did.  She starts keeping a video diary to try to get her thoughts together.Quinton was the designated driver, being the responsible one as always.  He was driving his girlfriend Lexi, his cousin Ryder and some random guy she picked up home one night.  Lexi wanted to have fun so she attempted to climb out of the car while it was moving which distracted Quinton as he tried to pull her back in.  They hit another car and rolled their car.  Quinton was the only person wearing a seatbelt.  Both girls died.  Quinton blames himself for the accident and has survivor's guilt.  Part of his family blames him for the accident and the death of his cousin.  He is constantly full of pain and guilt. He quit being the responsible one and only smokes marijuana now to deaden how he feels.Nova and Quinton are the same.  They are full of their own pain and guilt.  Nova sees Landon in Quinton.  She sees the same type of pain.  As a result she is drawn to him which causes her so much guilt.  Quinton is drawn to Nova because he sees her sadness and wants to make her feel better, but he feels unworthy of anything.  He also feels guilty like he is breaking his promise to Lexi.  They are both in pain and trying to find a way everyday.This was a hard book to read as you could feel their emotional pain leaking from the pages. Grief and guilt are very hard things to overcome.  I liked the way the author portrayed their pain and devastation.  It resonated with me.  I wanted to see them develop a relationship and save each other.  The reader can't do anything other than root for them both.  As the story moves along you see how they really need each other.  It is a great story that envelops the reader.  Its very well written and you can feel every emotion and witness every thought they have.  Every character is in pain of some type and you just want them to be better.  I love this author and have read many of her books. She did an excellent job on this one.  I give this a 5 out of 5.