Sorry ive been a bit absent lately, I had a hand in date for uni which kept me a bit busy, so I forgot a bit about blogging! Sorry guys, I will be back on form again soon :). Anyway heres a review of Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry!
'No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with “freaky” scars on her arms. Even Echo can’t remember the whole truth of that horrible night. All she knows is that she wants everything to go back to normal.
But when Noah Hutchins--the smoking hot, girl-using loner in the black leather jacket--explodes into her life with his tough attitude and surprising understanding, Echo’s world shifts in ways she could never have imagined. They should have nothing in common. And with the secrets they both keep, being together is pretty much impossible.
Yet the crazy attraction between them refuses to go away. Echo has to ask herself just how far they can push the limits and what she’ll risk for the one guy who might teach her how to love again.'
So I bought this book on the off chance that it would be an interesting read a while back. I sort of forgot that I had bought it, until the other night when I got bored and found it. I have to say that I loved this book, and felt bad for not reading it as soon as I had bought it!
Right so this book is mainly about Echo and Noah, two teens, from different worlds, that are going through counselling for different reasons. Echo used to be the popular girl, but a major event left her as an outsider and a freak, and Noah is the bad boy, that every story seems to contain, who is trying to help his family. So obviously they meet and chemistry grows, they delve into the past and uncover the secrets hidden there. It is a pretty basic plot but its so well written that it makes a really powerful story, that keeps you sucked in the whole time! The book runs by alternating narrative between Echo and Noah, which I found a really good, as it kept it really interesting. I like alternating narratives as you get to see the story progressing from both views, not just the one character. Don't deny it we always want to know what the other characters are thinking!
Its not long until you figure out that Echo and Noah are made for each other, and their romance really helps to keep you hooked, its just so believable that they would be together. I loved them together and separately, Echo was written in a way that made it harder to relate to her, which of course is a goo thing, I don't think many of us could relate to what happened to her! Noah is made a little easier to relate to, the love he has for his brothers and the troubles he goes through can be related to, even if you have not been through it yourself, probably because it involves a true love for family.
The book runs by alternating narrative between Echo and Noah, which I found a really good, as it kept it really interesting. I like alternating narratives as you get to see the story progressing from both views, not just the one character. Don't deny it we always want to know what the other characters are thinking!
Well I can truly say that this is a great book, and I don't regret buying it for one second! It was a nice change to read something a little more serious and slightly more hard hitting than the fantasy stuff I have been reading lately! Its definitely a book I would recommend to everyone!
Bye for now :)
