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alexisneuville 's review for:
Pushing the Limits
by Katie McGarry
REVIEW: http://theliteraturelion.blogspot.com/2012/12/review-pushing-limits-by-katie-mcgarry.html
Echo was used to being the popular girl with all the friends at her school, until everything went downhill for her. Family issues seem to pile on top of one another, she seems to jump from counselor to counselor, and friends are pressuring her to become normal again. A new counselor, Mrs. Collins, tries to help Echo remember 'that night' - the night in which her mother had a mental breakdown and tried to kill Echo. Soon she gets paired up to tutor Noah Hutchins, resident bad-boy.
For all Echo had dealt with, I think she was dealing with it exceptionally well. I know if my parents had divorced, my mother had a mental breakdown, and my brother was killed at war, I would be in a much more critical condition then Echo. Of course she still had her moments, but she was a strong character. You could tell she grew as a character, but she was already such a complex character in the beginning of the novel. She had her history with her parents, her relationship with her brother, her hidden interests and talents like mythology and art - everything about her added up in unique ways to make Echo.
Also, I particularly liked the strength she showed towards Noah, especially when he was being a jerk. It showed that she still have some control and faith in herself. Speaking of Noah, oh la laaaa! I loved every scene with him! I remember when I was reading this novel, I was also texting my boyfriend and telling him about this "really hot guy" and the first thing he said was: "Let me guess, he's a fictional character." But Noah's life was extremely interesting to me.
Really good overall for a contemporary novel. The romance was good, the mystery was REALLY good, and it kept me on my toes! It rocked as a contemporary novel, but the ending kind of fell flat for me. I really can't wait for the companion novel - Dare You To - which is about Noah's friend, Beth. She really intrigued me so I can't wait for it!
I'm sad to see that everyone else is rating this book five stars, but I can only seem to give it four. It didn't really throw me off the edge and begging for more. It was good, of course, but I can only give it four stars.
Echo was used to being the popular girl with all the friends at her school, until everything went downhill for her. Family issues seem to pile on top of one another, she seems to jump from counselor to counselor, and friends are pressuring her to become normal again. A new counselor, Mrs. Collins, tries to help Echo remember 'that night' - the night in which her mother had a mental breakdown and tried to kill Echo. Soon she gets paired up to tutor Noah Hutchins, resident bad-boy.
For all Echo had dealt with, I think she was dealing with it exceptionally well. I know if my parents had divorced, my mother had a mental breakdown, and my brother was killed at war, I would be in a much more critical condition then Echo. Of course she still had her moments, but she was a strong character. You could tell she grew as a character, but she was already such a complex character in the beginning of the novel. She had her history with her parents, her relationship with her brother, her hidden interests and talents like mythology and art - everything about her added up in unique ways to make Echo.
Also, I particularly liked the strength she showed towards Noah, especially when he was being a jerk. It showed that she still have some control and faith in herself. Speaking of Noah, oh la laaaa! I loved every scene with him! I remember when I was reading this novel, I was also texting my boyfriend and telling him about this "really hot guy" and the first thing he said was: "Let me guess, he's a fictional character." But Noah's life was extremely interesting to me.
Really good overall for a contemporary novel. The romance was good, the mystery was REALLY good, and it kept me on my toes! It rocked as a contemporary novel, but the ending kind of fell flat for me. I really can't wait for the companion novel - Dare You To - which is about Noah's friend, Beth. She really intrigued me so I can't wait for it!
I'm sad to see that everyone else is rating this book five stars, but I can only seem to give it four. It didn't really throw me off the edge and begging for more. It was good, of course, but I can only give it four stars.