I was absolutely ecstatic to receive this in the post, as mentioned before I want to try more New Adult books and I’ve had my eye on starting ‘The Secret’ series by Jessica Sorenson for a while, so to receive the first book in a new series by Jessica Sorenson for a while, so to receive the first book in a new series made me jump around excitedly, much to the displeasure of my neighbours in the flat below me I imagine.
The synopsis sounded beautifully tragic if that makes sense, and the book certainly makes you feel it as well. Both Nova and Quentin have experienced such tragedy in their lives. The writing really captured their grief, the book is quite poetic in that sense I think. Of course it’s not all gloomy, there are glimpses of brightness especially when Nova and Quinton are together, you feel their understanding of each other and can see that they make each other smile, in ways no one else can.
I really liked Nova, she was so fragile, and it was sad to read her trying to cope with as best she could. I just wanted to take away her pain the whole time, she seemed genuinely sweet. Her romance with Quinton was beautiful to read.
I really thought Quinton had a raw deal, his father treats him terribly in the opening of this book and it’s no wonder he feels as guilty as he does when everyone seems to outwardly blame him, aswell as the demons inside. He goes off the rails, more so than Nova, but his inner soul is so like Nova it is uncanny. I was willing them to get together the instant they met.
The book involves lots of drugs predominantly weed. I think this is handled as will as it can be, it never glamourises drug use. You read the inner voices of the characters despising themselves for doing it but needing to feel that high to ignore all the issues that’s going on inside their mind.
I didn’t particularly like Delilah, I thought she was naïve for going back to her cheating ex-boyfriend Dylan, I have no idea why she did, he never seemed interested, and had a really aggressive attitude, he didn’t seem to show her one ounce of respect. I also thought she was a bad influence on Nova. I know no one forced Nova to start smoking weed, but, knowing Nova had no real other friends, she dragged her along to Dylan’s house to hang out with people she didn’t know, just so she could make out with her boyfriend. That’s really inconsiderate and selfish in my opinion. I do see there is a novella based on Delilah, so I really want to read that and hope that explains more, I feel like I need to understand more about her to see why she is the way she is.
Overall I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book, it would be so easy to devour this in one day! It hits on more serious notes than other new adult books I have read, but still has that same feeling you get from them. I cannot wait until the rest of the series is out, I need to read them all NOW!!
Published by: Sphere
Gratefully received from the Publisher for review.
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