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Walk the Edge
by Katie McGarry
Edited 3/30/2016
Thank you to the publisher for sending me an eARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I died. Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry killed my emotions–in the best way possible. I feel like it’s been so long since I’ve read anything other than sweet and sexy contemporary romance–that I was overwhelmed with all of the feels (and I mean ALL OF THE FEELS) I experienced while reading Walk the Edge.
Katie McGarry has written an intense, angst-filled, passionate YA romance that I already want to read again! If you read the first book in the Thunder Road series, Nowhere But Here, then you have already been introduced to the Reign of Terror–a community of brothers, a community of protectors, a family. A family who happens to ride motorcycles and has a less than stellar reputation around town. To outsiders, they appear to be more than just the bad boys–they’re seriously dangerous.
But as a reader, you learn that is not the case. In fact, the only danger that Thomas “Razor” Turner presents to our heroine, Breanna, is a danger to her heart. Can two youths from opposite sides of the track overcome the obstacles placed in front of them in order to be together? Why yes, yes they can. Which is why I love this book so much! Breanna and Razor posses an immense amount of strength–both as individuals and as a couple. They don’t run away from their problems, they run towards them, ready to face them head on. If I was in their positions, I don’t know that I would have been able to hold on to my will of strength as long as they did.
I mean, we are dealing with some heavy stuff here. Bullying, depression, death. It’s all heavy, but Katie McGarry writes about it all in such a beautiful way that you can’t help but be inspired by the struggle and the journey she weaves. My heart hurt anytime Razor thought about or talked about his mother. His pain and his anger was also my pain and my anger. I just wanted to go back and hug the little boy he once was. I was glad that Breanna was there to do it for me. She helped Razor find his answers and helped him heal.
Breanna. I’m in awe of how normal and caring she was when she wasn’t being cared for herself. Even though she was surrounded by a large number of siblings and two parents–she was pretty much alone. I found her family to be absolutely horrid (the young ones were okay). I don’t care how much you have going on in your professional lives or how many other children you have that need your attention–when you have a child literally crying out to you for help–you do not brush them off. I was glad that Breanna could come to an understanding of sorts with her family (especially Cara), but it’s clear that they still have a long road ahead of them.
Luckily for Breanna, she has Razor to lean on. Together, they are perfect because they are perfectly imperfect–if that makes sense. Their connection and their chemistry jumps off the page and wiggles its way right into your heart. I was rooting for them the whole time. Their trust in each other was admirable. Their gradual fall into love was beautiful. There were so many conversations between the two that gave me goosebumps because of the intensity of their love.
If you want to read a story that will hit you right in the emotional gut, then Walk the Edge is perfect for you. It’s a truly powerful read, and it’s definitely worth your time and your dollassss. Holla.
I look forward to the Thunder Road books to come!
Note: I read this book without reading the first one of the series, and I was able to follow along with no problems.
Review originally posted @ Bridget's Book Bungalow: http://bit.ly/1RqHJYj
Thank you to the publisher for sending me an eARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I died. Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry killed my emotions–in the best way possible. I feel like it’s been so long since I’ve read anything other than sweet and sexy contemporary romance–that I was overwhelmed with all of the feels (and I mean ALL OF THE FEELS) I experienced while reading Walk the Edge.
Katie McGarry has written an intense, angst-filled, passionate YA romance that I already want to read again! If you read the first book in the Thunder Road series, Nowhere But Here, then you have already been introduced to the Reign of Terror–a community of brothers, a community of protectors, a family. A family who happens to ride motorcycles and has a less than stellar reputation around town. To outsiders, they appear to be more than just the bad boys–they’re seriously dangerous.
But as a reader, you learn that is not the case. In fact, the only danger that Thomas “Razor” Turner presents to our heroine, Breanna, is a danger to her heart. Can two youths from opposite sides of the track overcome the obstacles placed in front of them in order to be together? Why yes, yes they can. Which is why I love this book so much! Breanna and Razor posses an immense amount of strength–both as individuals and as a couple. They don’t run away from their problems, they run towards them, ready to face them head on. If I was in their positions, I don’t know that I would have been able to hold on to my will of strength as long as they did.
I mean, we are dealing with some heavy stuff here. Bullying, depression, death. It’s all heavy, but Katie McGarry writes about it all in such a beautiful way that you can’t help but be inspired by the struggle and the journey she weaves. My heart hurt anytime Razor thought about or talked about his mother. His pain and his anger was also my pain and my anger. I just wanted to go back and hug the little boy he once was. I was glad that Breanna was there to do it for me. She helped Razor find his answers and helped him heal.
Breanna. I’m in awe of how normal and caring she was when she wasn’t being cared for herself. Even though she was surrounded by a large number of siblings and two parents–she was pretty much alone. I found her family to be absolutely horrid (the young ones were okay). I don’t care how much you have going on in your professional lives or how many other children you have that need your attention–when you have a child literally crying out to you for help–you do not brush them off. I was glad that Breanna could come to an understanding of sorts with her family (especially Cara), but it’s clear that they still have a long road ahead of them.
Luckily for Breanna, she has Razor to lean on. Together, they are perfect because they are perfectly imperfect–if that makes sense. Their connection and their chemistry jumps off the page and wiggles its way right into your heart. I was rooting for them the whole time. Their trust in each other was admirable. Their gradual fall into love was beautiful. There were so many conversations between the two that gave me goosebumps because of the intensity of their love.
If you want to read a story that will hit you right in the emotional gut, then Walk the Edge is perfect for you. It’s a truly powerful read, and it’s definitely worth your time and your dollassss. Holla.
I look forward to the Thunder Road books to come!
Note: I read this book without reading the first one of the series, and I was able to follow along with no problems.
Review originally posted @ Bridget's Book Bungalow: http://bit.ly/1RqHJYj