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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
Leído de nuevo 10 años despues de su publicación, hay cosas que no han envejecido superbien, pero en general me ha vuelto a gustar mucho (aunque noto bien mis 10 años más y lo poco que tolero las tonterías a día de hoy)
I cannot even begin to describe my feelings for this book. I just...I can't....
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! ILOVEDTHISBOOKSOMUCHTHATITPHYSICALLYHURTS!
Thank you, Mr. Colbert. That seems about as accurate as I can get. This book took my emotions and feelings and just stomped all over them as if they were just insignificant little nothings. I laughed, I cried, I rolled around on my bedroom floor drowning in feels and I loved every moment of it. This book is perfection. I just can't. I need to go sit in a dark room for a while and collect myself. I'm in love and I can't think straight.
Noah, you sexy, sexy jerk. I love you, okay? I.LOVE.YOU.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! ILOVEDTHISBOOKSOMUCHTHATITPHYSICALLYHURTS!
Thank you, Mr. Colbert. That seems about as accurate as I can get. This book took my emotions and feelings and just stomped all over them as if they were just insignificant little nothings. I laughed, I cried, I rolled around on my bedroom floor drowning in feels and I loved every moment of it. This book is perfection. I just can't. I need to go sit in a dark room for a while and collect myself. I'm in love and I can't think straight.
Noah, you sexy, sexy jerk. I love you, okay? I.LOVE.YOU.
Ultimamente sto finalmente riuscendo a capire che no, i libri Young Adult non fanno per me. Punto.
Fatta questa premessa, ci tengo a dire che ho letto il libro con tanta voglia di scoprire, come chi l'ha già letto, un buon libro, magari non da 5 stelline e da ricordare per il resto della vita, ma nemmeno da farmi sbadigliare e alzare gli occhi al cielo per quello che c'era scritto.
E cercherò di essere il più possibile obiettiva, per cui se siete sui fan non odiatemi! xD Anzi, ne potrebbe uscire fuori un buon scambio di opinioni!
Ho trovato il modo di scrivere dell'autrice davvero troppo, troppo sempliciotto. Mi sembrava scritto da una bambina di 5 anni con l'aggiunta di non solo una storia d'amore adolescenziale, ma anche di un passato "oscuro" e triste così da intenerire e far avvicinare empaticamente i lettori.
Stendo un velo pietoso per l'angolino di fine libro, nel quale l'autrice risponde a un'intervista. L'unica cosa che mi è piaciuta (e che avrei amato alla follia se mi fosse piaciuto il libro) sono state le playlist relative a storia, personaggi e situazioni.
La trama in poche righe: abbiamo questi due ragazzi, Echo e Noah, con un passato molto difficile, "grazie" al quale, vanno dalla psicologa della scuola, che li spinge ad incontrarsi: infatti Echo dovrà dare ripetizioni di fisica al ragazzo e fra i due inizierà qualcosa di magggico xD, ma non finisce qui; infatti i due dovranno affrontare i propri demoni e problemi, rischiando di perdersi a vicenda. FINE.
La storia, a mio parere, ha sinceramente poco di originale e molto di già visto.
Infatti, se fino a qualche tempo fa andavano di moda le ragazze innocenti e imbranate (anche un pò deficienti xD) stile Bella di Twilight, adesso vanno di moda i belli e i dannati: maschi o femmine che siano. O hanno avuto problemi familiari o sono stati violentati o che, in pratica, hanno subito qualche tipo di trauma più o meno grave. Qualche esempio? Mi viene in mente Ti aspettavo di J. Lynn oppure Con te sarà diverso di Jessica Sorensen, romanzi nei quali i protagonisti hanno subito chi più chi meno dei traumi.
Come dicevo, quindi, la scrittura mi è sembrata troppo semplice, mentre la trama è portata avanti (almeno, sottolineo, così come l'ho percepita io) molto al rallentatore...del genere che non si arriva mai al succo, ma si ci giri attorno.
Qui spunta la mia parte cattiva: sarà mica per questo che un romanzo del genere abbia ben 432 pagine?, insomma, per un romanzo simile 300/350 pagine sarebbero state più che sufficienti!
In conclusione, quindi, direi che non mi è piaciuto granché, e considerando il fatto che sia il primo di una serie (non ho idea di quanto lunga), non la continuerò, anche se nel secondo volume la protagonista sarà Beth, uno dei pochi personaggi a stuzzicarmi.
Consigliato a chi:
ama le storie adolescenziali, con un pò di profondità da parte dei protagonisti e un passato "oscuro" da scoprire, ma anche con un pizzichino-ino-ino di pepe.
Fatta questa premessa, ci tengo a dire che ho letto il libro con tanta voglia di scoprire, come chi l'ha già letto, un buon libro, magari non da 5 stelline e da ricordare per il resto della vita, ma nemmeno da farmi sbadigliare e alzare gli occhi al cielo per quello che c'era scritto.
E cercherò di essere il più possibile obiettiva, per cui se siete sui fan non odiatemi! xD Anzi, ne potrebbe uscire fuori un buon scambio di opinioni!
Ho trovato il modo di scrivere dell'autrice davvero troppo, troppo sempliciotto. Mi sembrava scritto da una bambina di 5 anni con l'aggiunta di non solo una storia d'amore adolescenziale, ma anche di un passato "oscuro" e triste così da intenerire e far avvicinare empaticamente i lettori.
Stendo un velo pietoso per l'angolino di fine libro, nel quale l'autrice risponde a un'intervista. L'unica cosa che mi è piaciuta (e che avrei amato alla follia se mi fosse piaciuto il libro) sono state le playlist relative a storia, personaggi e situazioni.
La trama in poche righe: abbiamo questi due ragazzi, Echo e Noah, con un passato molto difficile, "grazie" al quale, vanno dalla psicologa della scuola, che li spinge ad incontrarsi: infatti Echo dovrà dare ripetizioni di fisica al ragazzo e fra i due inizierà qualcosa di magggico xD, ma non finisce qui; infatti i due dovranno affrontare i propri demoni e problemi, rischiando di perdersi a vicenda. FINE.
La storia, a mio parere, ha sinceramente poco di originale e molto di già visto.
Infatti, se fino a qualche tempo fa andavano di moda le ragazze innocenti e imbranate (anche un pò deficienti xD) stile Bella di Twilight, adesso vanno di moda i belli e i dannati: maschi o femmine che siano. O hanno avuto problemi familiari o sono stati violentati o che, in pratica, hanno subito qualche tipo di trauma più o meno grave. Qualche esempio? Mi viene in mente Ti aspettavo di J. Lynn oppure Con te sarà diverso di Jessica Sorensen, romanzi nei quali i protagonisti hanno subito chi più chi meno dei traumi.
Come dicevo, quindi, la scrittura mi è sembrata troppo semplice, mentre la trama è portata avanti (almeno, sottolineo, così come l'ho percepita io) molto al rallentatore...del genere che non si arriva mai al succo, ma si ci giri attorno.
Qui spunta la mia parte cattiva: sarà mica per questo che un romanzo del genere abbia ben 432 pagine?, insomma, per un romanzo simile 300/350 pagine sarebbero state più che sufficienti!
In conclusione, quindi, direi che non mi è piaciuto granché, e considerando il fatto che sia il primo di una serie (non ho idea di quanto lunga), non la continuerò, anche se nel secondo volume la protagonista sarà Beth, uno dei pochi personaggi a stuzzicarmi.
Consigliato a chi:
ama le storie adolescenziali, con un pò di profondità da parte dei protagonisti e un passato "oscuro" da scoprire, ma anche con un pizzichino-ino-ino di pepe.
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can see what everyone's been going on about, as far as this book's concerned. It's not your typical YA romance, and there is much more depth than what I expected. Noah and Echo are wonderful characters, the type of tormented characters that will stick with me for a long time. Can't wait to read more from this author!
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This is the second time I've read this book and I still love it just as much, if not more than the first time I read it! Pushing The Limits is a beatiful story about grief, loss, friendship, loving others and yourself, family,... Yeah, it did make me cry a couple of times.
This is the story of Noah and Echo. Echo Emerson doesn't remember what happened the night she went from popular to a freak with scars on her arms. No one really knows. And all she wants is everything to go back to normal. Noah Hutchins is the hot loner with a black leather jacket. At first sight, those two are from different worlds, but they have more in common than they think. Both have scars, inside and out and both want only one thing. Normal.
I think this was one of my first real YA contemporary romance book and I loved it to bits, but it also set a standard for all the books to follow. The writing is amazing. I love Katie McGarry and I don't even have to think twice about reading another book from her. It's heartbreaking and beautiful and the romance takes my breath away in every single book I read from her. This one was no different. It had been a while since I first read this book, so I was a little hazy on what happened with Echo and Noah, so it was, in a way, like I read it again for the first time. And that's not a bad thing because I got the full experience again! So many feels!
"I won't tell anyone, Echo. I promise." Noah tucked a curl behind my ear. It had been so long since someone touched me like he did. Why did it have to be Noah Hutchins? His dark brown eyes shifted to my covered arms. "You didn't do that-did you? It was done to you?" No one ever asked that question. They stared. They whispered. They laughed. But they never asked.
Echo is so relatable and I love her so much. She's been through hell and she doesn't even remember what happened exactly. And Noah is... Oh my god, he is so great. He's caring and sweet and hides behind this wall, scared to be hurt and to lose what he has left. He's also been through a lot in his life and I felt so bad for him! I adore the two of them together. And I also loved Noah's friends Isaiah and Beth. I read the third book in this series recently and it's about Isaiah and I loved it! The second book is about Beth, but that was also a long time ago, so I'm going to re-read that one soon!
I also loved their 'therapist' mrs Collins, but the rest of the people around them... I don't really like them. Most of the people around Echo just push her so much. Her dad is never happy with what she does, even though she's the perfect student. Her friends want her to be like before again, but she can't show her scars. They only think about her reputation. And Luke was just an asshole.
I still love this book to bits and I would recommend it to anyone who hasn't read it yet. And if you have, re-read it! It really is a great and beautiful book and this won't be the last time I read it.
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PUSHING THE LIMITS is a story about two lost souls who have been hurt emotionally, and sometimes even physically, falling in love. Reading their perspective, you'll be glad you have something nice to come home to every day.
“Her shoulders never shook. No tears streamed down her face. The worst type of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see--the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it. A section withered and became a scar on the part of your soul that survived. For people like me and Echo, our souls contained more scar tissue than life.”
Echo and Noah are a mess, and together you would think they would be a catastrophe. The opposite is true, sometimes you need someone as broken as yourself to heal you.
This is one of the few novels that will make you cringe at the horror of reality. Written honestly and realistically, PUSHING THE LIMITS will make you feel every bit of emotion Echo and Noah feel. To really understand, though, I think you need to have a Noah or Echo inside you. Maybe not as shattered as they are, but a small experience that makes you able to relate to the pain they are feeling.
“It doesn't get better," I said. "The pain. The wounds scab over and you don't always feel like a knife is slashing through you. But when you least expect it, the pain flashes to remind you you'll never be the same.”
The novel slowed down for me in the middle, which is supposed to do the opposite. I almost felt like the next two hundred pages could have been cut off but reading on I found that they were the most powerful parts of the story.
So what makes it four stars?
It was almost too dramatic. To the point it was borderline unrealistic. I understand that these things do happen in my real but so many of them at one time? It makes an entertaining story but if you step back and look at it you'll realize it's a little too much.
If you focus on mainly the romance and not the message behind the story, I do not see you truly enjoying the book. Definitely give this one a shot, it was a short read-and I'm not talking about the 400 pages-that will make me think about how someone else's world can be completely different than ours even though we are on the same planet.
A huge thanks to Harlequin Teen who provided this book in exchange for an honest review!
This review and more at Readers In Wonderland
______________________________
PUSHING THE LIMITS is a story about two lost souls who have been hurt emotionally, and sometimes even physically, falling in love. Reading their perspective, you'll be glad you have something nice to come home to every day.
“Her shoulders never shook. No tears streamed down her face. The worst type of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see--the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it. A section withered and became a scar on the part of your soul that survived. For people like me and Echo, our souls contained more scar tissue than life.”
Echo and Noah are a mess, and together you would think they would be a catastrophe. The opposite is true, sometimes you need someone as broken as yourself to heal you.
This is one of the few novels that will make you cringe at the horror of reality. Written honestly and realistically, PUSHING THE LIMITS will make you feel every bit of emotion Echo and Noah feel. To really understand, though, I think you need to have a Noah or Echo inside you. Maybe not as shattered as they are, but a small experience that makes you able to relate to the pain they are feeling.
“It doesn't get better," I said. "The pain. The wounds scab over and you don't always feel like a knife is slashing through you. But when you least expect it, the pain flashes to remind you you'll never be the same.”
The novel slowed down for me in the middle, which is supposed to do the opposite. I almost felt like the next two hundred pages could have been cut off but reading on I found that they were the most powerful parts of the story.
So what makes it four stars?
It was almost too dramatic. To the point it was borderline unrealistic. I understand that these things do happen in my real but so many of them at one time? It makes an entertaining story but if you step back and look at it you'll realize it's a little too much.
If you focus on mainly the romance and not the message behind the story, I do not see you truly enjoying the book. Definitely give this one a shot, it was a short read-and I'm not talking about the 400 pages-that will make me think about how someone else's world can be completely different than ours even though we are on the same planet.
A huge thanks to Harlequin Teen who provided this book in exchange for an honest review!
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I needed something easy and addicting and this messy lil YA contemporary drama/romance was perfect. I would have loved this as a teen. The writing was a little bit juvenile for me now but it was exactly what I needed it to be.
¡¡¡Oh Diosss!!! Ha sido uno de los mejores libros que he leido en all my life... Me ha encantado.