Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry

Synopsis

They say be a good girl, get good grades, be popular. They know nothing about me. I can't remember the night that changed my life. The night I went from popular to loner freak. And my family are determined to keep it that way. They said therapy was supposed to help. They didn't expect Noah. Noah is the dangerous boy my parents warned me about. But the only one who'll listen. The only one who'll help me find the truth. I know every kiss, every promise, every touch is forbidden. But what if finding your destiny means breaking all the rules? A brave and powerful novel about loss, change and growing up, but most of all love.

Review:

I have had to re-write and re-write this review a lot due to the amount of gushing - however, there is still a fair amount, so please stay with me! ;) Although I'm not hyped up as most people are, I really enjoyed it. It was full of intense romance and amazing twists that fit perfectly on the page.

Echo and Noah may seem totally different people, but they have a lot in common. They both have troubled lives and that is why they are so well suited together. Echo's Mum tried to kill her in the past and she is being kept away from her - yet Echo wants to still see her, and nobody understands; her Dad is a control freak with a new wife and another baby on the way. Noah is the 'bad boy'. He is misunderstood too, and not even the school councilor can see his thoughts. Noah is an orphan and has travelled through lots of different care homes. Due to his bad reputation, he is forbidden to see his brothers, until he realises that Echo may be his ticket into seeing them. Until... he begins to fall for her.

Ok, confession time. At first, I hated Noah. Sure, aren't we all like that with bad boys at first? However, at first I didn't see him as the sensitive kind who treats girls with respect; I saw him as a player and just using Echo. I was really annoyed. But, with all these great reviews that loved Noah, I gave him a chance and carried on reading. And... YAY! <3 I could really see his compassion for Echo and I could feel their emotions too. Ahh.. *goes off into a daydream*

I adore this book and all the great ideas, but - for some reason - I didn't really feel that it made that much of an impact on me. Pushing The Limits hasn't made my favourite list and there weren't any moments where I pause and go 'wow', like I do with most of my favourites. Maybe it is because there was too much romance and not enough of other subjects, but I didn't really feel ... there. (hmm... I feel like I should apologise for that, lol!). However, that has only lost 0.25 of my rating (I am SO awkward...!!) and I think it is due to having too much expectation. I hate it when that happens... :(

I really recommend this to anyone of a fan of intense romance stories. It has no magical occurrences, it has some action and thrilling parts but it is mostly romance. The hype is no lie, but if you are planning to read this for the first time, go in with low expectations! Haha! ;)
Sorry for the awful review - some parts may not make sense, but I just wanted to persuade those who haven't read it yet to do so! Now. Like, right now. Go. Skedaddle. Bye bye. What are you still doing here? Buy it now!!!

RATE: 4.75/5

Publisher: Mira Ink

Publication date: 3rd August 2012

Pages: 416

Edition: Paperback

Source: Bought

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PS. I usually put the cover image of the book in my reviews down the side of the synopsis, but Blogger is playing up again. GaancnoabwfeiwOBEGGhabgnihff!!! When I put it at the side, all the text goes to the side of one page and just leaves blank at the other side... o_O Has this happended to anyone else? How do I 'cure' it?! Sorry, I'll try and fix it soon... :)