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emily4reads's review against another edition
5.0
LOVE IT!!! I cannot get enough of Katie Mcgarry!! Any books she writes i will read!
blurrypetals's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book. No shame about it. Got me super geared up for the new McGarry book at the end of the month. West and Haley are really cute I love them.
ec_newman's review against another edition
2.0
How do I explain my reaction to this book? I’ll start with explaining that it took me a little over a week to read and finish this. Her previous novels, I devoured in usually 24 hours. Part of this can be blamed on the fact that it was the last week of school and my job took much higher priority than leisure reading, as it should.
Another reason could be that I wasn’t that interested in West Young as he appeared in Crash Into You. I’m still holding out for McGarry to write a story about Logan (Dare You To & Crash Into You). West, Rachel’s brother, didn’t intrigue me. I wasn’t as moved by Isaiah and Rachel’s (Crash Into You) story nor did Rachel etch herself onto my heart like Echo did. So, I wasn’t as excited to read West’s story but I was excited to have another McGarry to read.
I had to push myself through it. I was frustrated with both West and Haley 90% of the time and my sympathy was not triggered by either of their set of circumstances. And I should have cared because I don’t believe McGarry did anything different. And perhaps that’s it. I’m desensitized to her style. Which, if true, makes me very sad because I really adored her books and finding a new author to follow.
I didn’t believe in their love which is the one thing I found so compelling about McGarry’s books. That I bought the confessions of love between teens.
The fighting aspect also didn’t capture me. I found West’s impulsiveness annoying and Hayley’s meekness irritating. Despite knowing why they were that way, I couldn’t care.
I’m also bleeding sick of the Alpha males in her stories, southern or not. This ‘she’s mine and I’ll fight for her’ crap has me on my last leg. So some jerk calls her a slut. Shame on him but don’t fight the idiot. Especially when said girl is asking you not to. Don’t do what you think is right and overrule her choices and requests. I sure as heck do not find that appealing in a romantic hero.
I found myself put off by Isaiah because of this possessive ‘she’s my girl’ mentality and West is right there in the same wheelhouse.
I also found myself feeling told and not shown their growing feelings. I felt uncomfortable during their more physical times. Which again, I loved how McGarry wrote kisses and heat. Now I feel like I’m reading something that focuses more on the effects of angst and sexual tension than a story I’m completely engaged in.
All this to say, I cannot conclude if this mostly negative reaction is solely on McGarry or solely on me. I very well might be in a place that doesn’t want these types of stories. I read a sample of Cora Carmack’s new series, All Lined Up, and while adored her first two novels, the third left me cold. I had hopes for this one but in two pages I had a mostly virginal reserved type protagonist with her more forward, sex-obsessed friend visiting a frat party to have dome debauched fun. It felt disturbingly like my introduction to Bliss and her friend at the beginning to Losing It, Carmack’s first novel. And despite the tempting $1.99 tag on the new book, I wasn’t interested.
Maybe I’m in a non-YA/NA place right now.
I still want Logan’s (Dare You To & Crash Into You) story.
Another reason could be that I wasn’t that interested in West Young as he appeared in Crash Into You. I’m still holding out for McGarry to write a story about Logan (Dare You To & Crash Into You). West, Rachel’s brother, didn’t intrigue me. I wasn’t as moved by Isaiah and Rachel’s (Crash Into You) story nor did Rachel etch herself onto my heart like Echo did. So, I wasn’t as excited to read West’s story but I was excited to have another McGarry to read.
I had to push myself through it. I was frustrated with both West and Haley 90% of the time and my sympathy was not triggered by either of their set of circumstances. And I should have cared because I don’t believe McGarry did anything different. And perhaps that’s it. I’m desensitized to her style. Which, if true, makes me very sad because I really adored her books and finding a new author to follow.
I didn’t believe in their love which is the one thing I found so compelling about McGarry’s books. That I bought the confessions of love between teens.
The fighting aspect also didn’t capture me. I found West’s impulsiveness annoying and Hayley’s meekness irritating. Despite knowing why they were that way, I couldn’t care.
I’m also bleeding sick of the Alpha males in her stories, southern or not. This ‘she’s mine and I’ll fight for her’ crap has me on my last leg. So some jerk calls her a slut. Shame on him but don’t fight the idiot. Especially when said girl is asking you not to. Don’t do what you think is right and overrule her choices and requests. I sure as heck do not find that appealing in a romantic hero.
I found myself put off by Isaiah because of this possessive ‘she’s my girl’ mentality and West is right there in the same wheelhouse.
I also found myself feeling told and not shown their growing feelings. I felt uncomfortable during their more physical times. Which again, I loved how McGarry wrote kisses and heat. Now I feel like I’m reading something that focuses more on the effects of angst and sexual tension than a story I’m completely engaged in.
All this to say, I cannot conclude if this mostly negative reaction is solely on McGarry or solely on me. I very well might be in a place that doesn’t want these types of stories. I read a sample of Cora Carmack’s new series, All Lined Up, and while adored her first two novels, the third left me cold. I had hopes for this one but in two pages I had a mostly virginal reserved type protagonist with her more forward, sex-obsessed friend visiting a frat party to have dome debauched fun. It felt disturbingly like my introduction to Bliss and her friend at the beginning to Losing It, Carmack’s first novel. And despite the tempting $1.99 tag on the new book, I wasn’t interested.
Maybe I’m in a non-YA/NA place right now.
I still want Logan’s (Dare You To & Crash Into You) story.
seymagm's review against another edition
4.0
A fantastic story between two really great characters. Katie writes amazing and her story are so beautiful, the only problem I had with this books is that the romance between Hayley and West were too fast going I think. Also some of the other characters annoyed me a bit mut other then that this was a fantastic book and can't wait for the next one!
4 solid and wonderful stars♥
4 solid and wonderful stars♥
shaaryt's review against another edition
4.0
This was a very good book, loved reading every moment of it. While reading this book, I felt such a connection between the two. The pain they felt, I was feeling it as well. I would recommend this book to everyone! Its not always perfect, despite how they present themselves in the outside world, and this book presented this well. I fell in love with every character, and I can't wait for more on this series. THIS IS BY FAR MY FAVOURITE SERIES!! I wasn't sure how she could top the other books, with the original characters.. But she did it, I don't know how, but she succeeded in doing one of most difficult things to do. She created an awesome book to the series, with unique differences.
anyalillyb's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
jessicajessica101's review against another edition
4.0
Aussi prenant et addictif que les autres, j'adore !
viviennemorgain's review against another edition
5.0
I was worried. I didn't like Dare you to as much as I loved Pushing the Limits and I skipped Isaiah's story, because I never liked him. But all the people who feel like me can relax, it's as strong as Pushing the Limits. But it took me a while to arrive to that conclusion.
In this book, not only the main characters have baggage, but all the characters. And that's usually quite dangerous, because most of the time those extra pieces of baggage are gratuitous. Thankfully, not this time.
This is a beautifully round story.
There was only one thing that bothered me: some of those scenes where the characters so to speak appraise each other seemed like the ones you find in adult erotic books, where nothing's as important as finally getting to the point.
It was strange and stupid, because Katie McGarry is a good writer, if she could write all other parts of the book in an original way, why couldn't she write these or why did she switch to panels of a different genre?
Anyway, it's 5-star.
In this book, not only the main characters have baggage, but all the characters. And that's usually quite dangerous, because most of the time those extra pieces of baggage are gratuitous. Thankfully, not this time.
This is a beautifully round story.
There was only one thing that bothered me: some of those scenes where the characters so to speak appraise each other seemed like the ones you find in adult erotic books, where nothing's as important as finally getting to the point.
It was strange and stupid, because Katie McGarry is a good writer, if she could write all other parts of the book in an original way, why couldn't she write these or why did she switch to panels of a different genre?
Anyway, it's 5-star.
samrushingbooks's review against another edition
5.0
I really loved the depth and development we see from West in this book. He definitely is not the same young man by the end of the book, and it was such a positive change. There's a bit of crossover with a couple events at the end of Crash Into You, so it was cool to see how that continuity worked. I'm always impressed when books from a series take place in overlapping time frames. I feel like there could have been a little bit more from Haley at the end of the book, with some of her conversations with Mrs. Collins, but like West, she grew so much over the course of the book, and it was nice to see that fight in her again by the end. It was also really cool to see some of the parental figure/young adult relationships throughout this book. Some were positive, some were dysfunctional, and some were seriously messed up, but that's a nice example of normal dynamics. In life we all have positive and negative role models, and I love that this series does a great job of humanizing everyone, even the adults who are somewhat despicable at first. Finally, Abby continues to be a delightful side character and I hope that she gets her own book one of these days.