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A review by stuckinafictionaluniverse
Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
2.0
2.5
Wow, I've been so generous with my ratings lately; rounding it up and all! Take it with a grain of salt, will you? I was in a fantastic mood when I read this, so I wasn't as nitpicky and negative as always.
Romance is a genre I rarely ever venture into, and Pushing the limits both reminds me why this is the case, and pushes my prejudices aside.
This is part typical American high school drama, complete with hot football players and gossip; but also part character-driven story with some depth.
As expected, it ended up on my ’’cheesier than mozzarella sticks’’ shelf (aren’t I creative?).
There were too many 'wicked grins' and uses of nicknames. The 900th time Noah described Echo as a siren, nymph, his girl, baby or anything equally as cringe-worthy, I considered putting down the book.
Noah’s chapters were either boring or ridiculously cheesy. The bad boy is really a lovestruck puppy inside.
He felt unrealistic as a teenage boy and one-dimensional. 90% of his chapters sounded like this:
Craving more of her touch, I shifted on the floor so my arm touched her shoulder. Echo’s lips never moved, but my siren sang nonetheless. Her song seared my skin and my nose burned from her sugar and cinnamon scent.
His arm touches her shoulder and he turns into a goddamn poet. Physical contact!!! Error, error!! Cannot function properly, must use repetitive writing and ridiculous metaphors.
To put it shortly, Noah’s inner monologue was bloody awful.
Echo’s PoV was more enjoyable. While it was a little hard to relate to her, her chapters were better written and less repetitive. I was genuinely interested in her plotline and wanted to know what happened to her.
The romance and interactions between the two were steamy enough, and well done. They had chemistry, and I really enjoyed McGarry's simple yet effectual dialogue.
The side characters are okay, if a little forgettable.
The book was overly long and slow. However, the story was admittedly very addictive even when I was annoyed by it.
Will I read the sequel? Maybe on a boring day when I've nothing to read (the latter is highly unlikely). Maybe.
Wow, I've been so generous with my ratings lately; rounding it up and all! Take it with a grain of salt, will you? I was in a fantastic mood when I read this, so I wasn't as nitpicky and negative as always.
Romance is a genre I rarely ever venture into, and Pushing the limits both reminds me why this is the case, and pushes my prejudices aside.
This is part typical American high school drama, complete with hot football players and gossip; but also part character-driven story with some depth.
As expected, it ended up on my ’’cheesier than mozzarella sticks’’ shelf (aren’t I creative?).
There were too many 'wicked grins' and uses of nicknames. The 900th time Noah described Echo as a siren, nymph, his girl, baby or anything equally as cringe-worthy, I considered putting down the book.
Noah’s chapters were either boring or ridiculously cheesy. The bad boy is really a lovestruck puppy inside.
He felt unrealistic as a teenage boy and one-dimensional. 90% of his chapters sounded like this:
Craving more of her touch, I shifted on the floor so my arm touched her shoulder. Echo’s lips never moved, but my siren sang nonetheless. Her song seared my skin and my nose burned from her sugar and cinnamon scent.
His arm touches her shoulder and he turns into a goddamn poet. Physical contact!!! Error, error!! Cannot function properly, must use repetitive writing and ridiculous metaphors.
To put it shortly, Noah’s inner monologue was bloody awful.
Echo’s PoV was more enjoyable. While it was a little hard to relate to her, her chapters were better written and less repetitive. I was genuinely interested in her plotline and wanted to know what happened to her.
The romance and interactions between the two were steamy enough, and well done. They had chemistry, and I really enjoyed McGarry's simple yet effectual dialogue.
The side characters are okay, if a little forgettable.
The book was overly long and slow. However, the story was admittedly very addictive even when I was annoyed by it.
Will I read the sequel? Maybe on a boring day when I've nothing to read (the latter is highly unlikely). Maybe.