Finding Nova by Belle HarperMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Engaging Dystopian RH
I wasn’t sure about this book initially. In the first few chapters the language of the characters was a little stilted and the plot simplistic and a little juvenile. I think this may have been because two of the characters were around 20 and the author was trying to convey their youth and inexperience. This annoyed me a little, but I was intrigued enough to keep reading and I’m glad I did.
The book later evolved into something much more engaging and the writing became more fluid and natural. The characters started to develop and their personalities being more fleshed out. When this happened their speech was much more natural sounding and I found myself being sucked into the story.
The story revolves around Nova, a 20 year old woman who is one of the 1% of women who survived a virus that hit the world when she was 6 years old. She lived with her father and her father’s friend, Kevin, until her father died the year before and Kevin tried to keep her safe by hiding her gender. Finally her gender was uncovered and they had to run away before she was sold into marriage or sexual slavery.
During the course of their escape they try to cross the desert, finally thinking they are going to die in a storm, when Ezra comes across them and carries Nova to safety. However, when his friend Noah goes to look for Kevin, he can’t find him. Nova is alone with strange men and is terrified. Noah has an older lover, Colton, who helps keep the two younger men safe.
As the story develops we learn more about how the end of civilisation has changed humanity and how the strong subjugate the weak. Women and young weaker men are prey and they have to fight for their safety every day.
During the course of the story, we meet more people who either intend to help or harm Nova and the men, and sometimes it’s hard to tell which is going to be which. The whole drive of the story is protecting Nova and getting her to safety.
It’s an interesting start to the series, and I’ll definitely be reading the next book soon.
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