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merilizabeth's review
5.0
Plot twist was amazing, meaning that it was something I did not expect completely. Loved the characters, and man, do I love the biker theme :D All and all with this author usually there is no book I do not like. Such a bittersweet story I couldn't rip myself away from the pages.
iyaa's review
5.0
This book kept me up all night, had me screaming because of the chemistry, and had me biting my nails waiting for what happens next.
Characters: Amazing. There were so many people and yet I was introduced perfectly to them, and I liked, and loved, all of them.
Main Characters: Don’t even get me started. Oz and Emily? Perfect chemistry. I found Emily annoying most of the time though, but Oz makes up 99% of the time for it.
Plot: Amazing. First time I was introduced to this kind of setting and I loved every single part of it.
While the only thing I disliked about this book was Emily 39% of the time, everything else was a blast and not once did I feel bored reading this.
Characters: Amazing. There were so many people and yet I was introduced perfectly to them, and I liked, and loved, all of them.
Main Characters: Don’t even get me started. Oz and Emily? Perfect chemistry. I found Emily annoying most of the time though, but Oz makes up 99% of the time for it.
Plot: Amazing. First time I was introduced to this kind of setting and I loved every single part of it.
While the only thing I disliked about this book was Emily 39% of the time, everything else was a blast and not once did I feel bored reading this.
readwithkiekie's review
4.0
5 years later and I still feel the same regarding this book. From page one I was hooked, however, this book is 40-50 pages too long. I love Emily and seeing how she handled this motorcycle club life, her relationship with Oz and the fast paced story.
annoflore's review
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
halynah's review
2.0
The writing is so below average, that it's a miracle I've finished the book. The characters were boring and annoying, the plot - ridiculous. I'm shocked, that there are so many positive reviews.
mollywetta's review
2.0
This was okay. The main problem was that it needed some serious editing. There is barely 350 pages worth of plot here. But I see why readers like Katie McGarry.
viviennemorgain's review
5.0
For a while - for a long while - it seemed, Katie McGarry can only write Echo and Noah's story. After reading Nowhere but here it may not be true.
(Yes, I gave 5 stars for all the books I've read by Katie McGarry, but there's a difference between the 5 stars, that went to Pushing the Limits and those, that went to the other books. While Echo and Noah's story was highly original, the other stories were standard, replaceable stories. Nowhere but here is an original story, again.)
(Yes, I gave 5 stars for all the books I've read by Katie McGarry, but there's a difference between the 5 stars, that went to Pushing the Limits and those, that went to the other books. While Echo and Noah's story was highly original, the other stories were standard, replaceable stories. Nowhere but here is an original story, again.)
nitzanschwarz's review against another edition
3.0
This is easily my least favorite book by McGarry.
I'm a huge fan of this author - read all her books, and loved them all. She's got that rare ability to just suck me in until suddenly it's 4a.m. and the book is finished. And she does it even when the book is a huge, intimidating hardcover. Just like that.
So I'm not saying this lightly - Nowhere but Here was, to me, severely lacking. Did I still finish it in more or less one sitting? Yes. Did I get any of the feeels? Nope.
Because this is such a loved author, I'm going to go on a rant here for a sec. Again, it doesn't mean I didn't like the book. It was just not on par with McGarry's other works for me. I still loved Oz (after I got over how judgmental he was to Emily at first). I still liked Emily. I loved the family dynamics between the club members, even if I didn't like much else revolving the club. But. BUT.
Nowhere but Here sins in one of my biggest story peeves - the entirety of it is built on a truth no one is willing to share.Everyone but our mc, Emily, knows it. But no one will just own to it and tell it straight. Instead, they play this game of hide-and-seek with the truth. Everything, and I do mean everything, including the disastrous results, could have been avoided if even one person decided to share the whole truth with her.
Gah. The book tried very hard to convince me everybody had excellent reasons for keeping num. I didn't buy it for a sec.
Combined with this is the character of Olivia. Also known as The Catalyst. I. Didn't. Like. Her. I hate people who are soblatant about the fact they think they know what's best for others, who basically dismiss their entire plans for life as wrong. And combine that with riddle-giving and vague info dumping and you get a major no-no from me.
Speaking of things I didn't buy? The whole surroundings and environment. The setting for this novel was so over-the-top that it was all a little ridiculous to me. Not to mention this first book is supposed to make me fall in love with this club. Instead, I loved the people, hated every time "proper" club activities came up. I was downright disgusted by it. Pouring drinks on your kids as celebration? Walls of bras and underwear gloriously displayed? Dens smelly and sticky from god-knows-what? Yes, very captivating.
Not.
Even the secret was way over-the-top and the whole climax? It was so flat to me. They didn't even feel like real characters. Not only was I not excited, nervous or anxious, I was exasperated. It feels like McGarry was trying too hard to go at dangerous and edgy and whatnot while not really understanding the whole scene at all.
Final point of aggravation? The relationship. McGarry is usually so good with making the feels real and with having me 100% believe the love. I didn't here. It was like, oh, yes, they're finally talking and becoming fri--WHAM WE'RE IN LOVE.
Like, seriously.
I'm a huge fan of this author - read all her books, and loved them all. She's got that rare ability to just suck me in until suddenly it's 4a.m. and the book is finished. And she does it even when the book is a huge, intimidating hardcover. Just like that.
So I'm not saying this lightly - Nowhere but Here was, to me, severely lacking. Did I still finish it in more or less one sitting? Yes. Did I get any of the feeels? Nope.
Because this is such a loved author, I'm going to go on a rant here for a sec. Again, it doesn't mean I didn't like the book. It was just not on par with McGarry's other works for me. I still loved Oz (after I got over how judgmental he was to Emily at first). I still liked Emily. I loved the family dynamics between the club members, even if I didn't like much else revolving the club. But. BUT.
Nowhere but Here sins in one of my biggest story peeves - the entirety of it is built on a truth no one is willing to share.Everyone but our mc, Emily, knows it. But no one will just own to it and tell it straight. Instead, they play this game of hide-and-seek with the truth. Everything, and I do mean everything, including the disastrous results, could have been avoided if even one person decided to share the whole truth with her.
Gah. The book tried very hard to convince me everybody had excellent reasons for keeping num. I didn't buy it for a sec.
Combined with this is the character of Olivia. Also known as The Catalyst. I. Didn't. Like. Her. I hate people who are soblatant about the fact they think they know what's best for others, who basically dismiss their entire plans for life as wrong. And combine that with riddle-giving and vague info dumping and you get a major no-no from me.
Speaking of things I didn't buy? The whole surroundings and environment. The setting for this novel was so over-the-top that it was all a little ridiculous to me. Not to mention this first book is supposed to make me fall in love with this club. Instead, I loved the people, hated every time "proper" club activities came up. I was downright disgusted by it. Pouring drinks on your kids as celebration? Walls of bras and underwear gloriously displayed? Dens smelly and sticky from god-knows-what? Yes, very captivating.
Not.
Even the secret was way over-the-top and the whole climax? It was so flat to me. They didn't even feel like real characters. Not only was I not excited, nervous or anxious, I was exasperated. It feels like McGarry was trying too hard to go at dangerous and edgy and whatnot while not really understanding the whole scene at all.
Final point of aggravation? The relationship. McGarry is usually so good with making the feels real and with having me 100% believe the love. I didn't here. It was like, oh, yes, they're finally talking and becoming fri--WHAM WE'RE IN LOVE.
Like, seriously.
sly99's review
1.0
This book has a lot of issues.
1. Brotherhood - I never did understand what the purpose of this "brotherhood" have. it's just another form of bullying
2. girl body stereotypes - i can read it in every corner of the book. you'll only be beautiful if you are a certain type of girl. nice ass, trash talks, rebels, wears skimpy clothes, etc.
3. bad boy complex and stereotypes - they have to be uneducated, carrying a weapon, in a gang, etc could it get anymore boring than that?
4. characters - there's no one in this book who's remotely likeable. anf i did not even try to finish the book
1. Brotherhood - I never did understand what the purpose of this "brotherhood" have. it's just another form of bullying
2. girl body stereotypes - i can read it in every corner of the book. you'll only be beautiful if you are a certain type of girl. nice ass, trash talks, rebels, wears skimpy clothes, etc.
3. bad boy complex and stereotypes - they have to be uneducated, carrying a weapon, in a gang, etc could it get anymore boring than that?
4. characters - there's no one in this book who's remotely likeable. anf i did not even try to finish the book