Review: 4.5 amazing stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 26, 2013
Wow! I am no even sure where to begin with this review.  When I found out that Jessica Sorensen was writing another book of course I could not wait to read it.  When I read the prologue a few months ago I was completely hooked and knew I needed to read more.  I knew this was going to be an emotional read that deals with deep issues.  Jessica Sorensen has a way of writing these amazing stories that bring our every emotion, she has a way of making you feel those emotion with the characters she creates and Breaking Nova is no different.  This is the heartbreaking story of two broken people who have both experienced the loss of a loved one in a traumatic way and are both trying to find a way to move on.Nova lost the love of her life and ever since that horrible day when she found Landon she has been trying to find a way to deal with the pain, to move on, to understand why he did it, and what was going through his mind when he did and most of all why he left her.  She is not sure how to live and move on without Landon.  She is numb and just living her life day to day as they come.  Then she meets Quinton and from the moment she sees him she is drawn to him.  Maybe it's the sadness that she sees in his eyes, the same sadness that she has.  Maybe it is because he understands her pain like no one else can, because he is feeling the same pain that she is.Quinton has also lost the love of his life and has blamed himself for it ever since.  It was supposed to be him. He has lost all ability to even care what goes on around him or to even care for anyone or anything for that matter.  But when he meets Nova there is something about her.  He wants to help her, to take care of her.  And those feelings start to scare him because he isn't supposed to care.  He has been numb since the death of his girlfriend and being with Nova brings out feelings that he doesn't want to be having.  They begin to form a friendship and at times find themselves crossing that line.  They find themselves being pulled towards each other, fighting it every step of the way and then pulling away from each other when things get to be too intense. It's like they need each other but are afraid to get to close, afraid of what may happen if they do.  The truth is that Nova doesn't really know where the sadness that she sees in Quinton comes from and vice versa.  They don't know that much about each other except that they both seem to be in this dark place and when they are together they both feel more alive.Quinton and Nova were both good, loving and caring people.  And they still are and you see that part of them when they are together.  You see Quinton wanting to make Nova happy, trying so hard not to bring her into the dark world that he now lives in.  I honestly cannot imagine going through what these two have gone through. And I think that people deal with the loss of someone in different ways.  Some people try to move on and live life for themselves for the person they lost and the people around them.  But then there are some like Quinton and Nova who become this person that they don't know.  They become a shell of themselves and lead themselves down a path of self destruction.  Nova feels lost without Landon.  She isn't sure who she is any more and sometimes wonders if she ever really knew who she was.  Will she find out who that person is with Quinton or is it something that she needs to do on her own?There is so much more to this story but I don't want to give it away.  Breaking Nova is raw, and emotional, intense and real.  Jessica Sorensen has an amazing way with words that draws you in and connects you with these characters who are so broken that your heart will completely break for them. She has a way of making you feel the emotions of the characters as if you are experiencing their pain and loss with them. You want to be able to hug them and tell that that everything is going to be OK.  You want to see them move past the pain and heal.  This story was sad and emotional and will rip your heart out.  But it was all worth it and I loved every minute of it.  Breaking Nova is a powerful story of two people who are so broken and so lost that they find themselves in this dark world that they do not belong in.Will Quinton and Nova be able to break free from this place that they are in and move forward?  Will they be able to heal and move on from the pain?Another amazing job by Jessica Sorensen.  I cannot wait for the next book!