He’s got one shot to make it right…
He’s Landon Rhodes.
The Renegade they call Nova.
Sinfully gorgeous, broody, tatted-up, professional snowboarder.
They say a girl broke him once–
That’s why he’s so reckless, so driven, so careless with his conquests.
But I’m that girl.
They can call me his curse all they want.
He and I both know the truth–
He’s the one who destroyed me,
And I’m too smart … the one who destroyed me,
And I’m too smart to let that happen again.
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Book 2 in the series, wonderfully fast paced, I love the setting.. Original way to bring the team and reader all over the world. Great to have revealed more of the teasers from book 1.
Nova by Rebecca Yarros a five-star read that will make you desperate to take the leap. This is number two in the Renegades series, it can be read as stand-alone as each instalment focuses on a different Renegade but I have loved them as a series. I have been limiting my supply of Rebecca Yarros novels as I know I could sink in and read them all but then I would be stuck waiting for anything else that they write and well, I suck at waiting, so I decided to limit myself and read them on a drip by drip basis, as the writing is so good you can dip in and out and still fall in love the story and feel like you have come home. Anyhow about Nova, well he deserves all of the bad feeling you have for him, until you realise that maybe he doesn’t, maybe he is just a kid who got sucked up trying to do the best for everyone, but himself. That being said he seems to do the opposite of what’s good for him, and in fact seems to do the opposite. But don’t we al when we are young and living life on such a massive edge. This story will have your heart in your throat, and have you dreaming about far away places and have you craving ginger ale for seasickness that isn’t even yours as you will be so wrapped up in the story you will forget that you aren’t on the Athena living the dream, but will the dream turn into a nightmare, or will the dream fairy’s (in the form of a Renegade and his other half) bring happiness in the end.
Escaping your past is sometimes easier said than done. For Landon Rhodes – the past is all about Rachel. A girl that stole the extreme sports enthusiasts heart. The future that Landon walked away from. Leaving him with a gapping hole in his heart. A deep fissure that compounds with every girl that has come his way since. The ‘curse’ that haunted his sports career…..so the media said. The one reason that he will never be complete.
Rachel never could have predicted that this chance of a lifetime college program would lead her back to face the one person from her past that still haunted her dreams. Coming face to face with Landon is like pouring Fireball down your throat. All that velvety goodness staring at you until you consume it. Then you experience a ‘fire’ that burns you from within. Yes…that is how it feels to come face to face with the man that broke your heart. Two years wasn’t enough time to get over the hurt, pain and heartache that Landon left in his wake.
Now that a little ‘meddling’ has landed these two in the same space again, Landon is ravaged by the thoughts of having Rachel so close. The question is…how does Landon reconcile all of the pain that he caused the one person that means so much in his life? Rachel is determined to give him the cold shoulder, but Landon has other plans. As he glimpses hints of the girl he fell in love with so long ago, Landon becomes more determined to find a way to make up for all of the hurt he caused Rachel so long ago.
With shared classes, stunts, and a love of the ‘extreme’, it’s hard for Rachel to stay away from Nova. Every time Rachel is around the fearless advances of Nova, she is quickly reminded of how Landon spent all of his nights while they were apart. A twisted reminder of how little she ranked in the grand scheme of things. As hard as Rachel tries to shy away from the painful reminders of her past, Landon comes crashing through her walls. Showing her that there will always be a part of her heart owned by the fearless stuntman. What will be the cost for giving in to the love that clearly still holds onto both their hearts? Is it all a façade? When will the walls come crashing down again? Only time will tell …the question that remains is will Rachel give love one last chance?
I could not wait to get my hands on Nova. Wilder was one of my Top Reads of 2016. So the anticipation was killing me to find out more about Landon. Well – the wait was so worth it!! The tangled romance that Rachel and Landon have is full of adventure and secrets. Some revelations you expect, and others that you don’t.
Just like the stunts London is known for performing, the road to romance will not be easy. As a reader, you will be pulled into the tale by the determination that Landon shows for making things between Rachel and himself a top priority. As Rachel once said, Landon shines like a supernova. What she didn’t realize is how that light would consume her once again. A determination to shower Rachel with love once more.
Yarros pours her creativity into writing a love story amidst the adventures of the extreme sports industry. Nova is packed with such detailed plots that carry you into this insane world of sports. Each vivid detail can be imagined and felt through the book. Leading readers deeper into the lives of the characters. A true testament to researching and creating a realistic tale. An extreme ride into the lives of some seriously intense daredevils!!
Now that Nova captivated me with his persistence and deep devotion, I am ready for the ride that Penna is sure to give us with her quest into the world that so few women are a part of!
Another story that had me engrossed and swiping pages! I loved how the story was a continuation but also a new couple, new experiences and new heartache. And oh the twists I didn’t see coming! Great series!
Just ok writing kind of disjointed.
I found the setting/story line of the story really far fetched which resulted in me not buying in. I finished the book with the hopes of it getting better, but it didn’t.