Bianca
Written on Jul 9, 2015
Love isn't something you have to deserve.
High school senior Leah Jones loves nothing more than flying, which allows her to forget her absentee mother and life in a South Carolina trailer park, but when Grayson, the son of her deceased flight instructor, blackmails her into working for him and his brother Alec, the consequences could be deadly.
- ISBN10 1451658028
- ISBN13 9781451658026
- Publish Date 18 December 2012 (first published 10 July 2012)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Simon & Schuster
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 336
- Language English
Reviews
nitzan_schwarz
Written on Aug 12, 2014
I came into Such a Rush weary. I've read Echols's Dirty Little Secret and I wasn't exactly a big fan of it. But I knew she was considered a really great contemporary writer, so I decided to give her another shot. And ultimately, I'm really glad I did.
I have to admit, Echols has the best and most interesting settings. Like in Dirty Little Secret, which was all about fiddle playing, Such a Rush brings to the plate the unique setting of piloting planes. I've never read such a book and I enjoyed the ride--or, well, the flight--even though I'm one of the people who go "hmm, plane" rather than watching it fly.
I'm beginning to understand Echols writes really humane characters. And that means, you're going to hate them sometimes. You're going to want to shake them, or slap them, or tell them to 'snap out of it!'.
Take Leah, for example...
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Rowena
Written on Oct 31, 2013
This book follows Leah Jones as she tries to survive in life. She’s seventeen years old and she can fly airplanes. She lives in a trailer park with her negligent mother and she works at the local airport. She’s dirt poor and her mother would rather pawn their meager belongings to pay the rent then get an actual job to help support her young daughter. Leah didn’t have it easy but she survived her way through life and she was a fighter. The only parental figure she had in her corner was her boss, Mr. Hall. He taught her how to fly and helped shape a future that Leah could look forward to but when he dies, the future she was working so hard toward is thrown all out of whack.
Leah doesn’t expect Mr. Hall’s two young sons, Grayson and Alec to take over the family banner flying business and she doesn’t expect them to hire her on to help them run it. Grayson and Alec have been around for years but Leah’s not close to either of them. They don’t bother with her and she doesn’t bother with them, but she’s watched them. For years. She’s got the hots for Grayson but when he blackmails her, she falls in line but is pissed off that she still has the hots for him.
Grayson has reasons for everything that he’s doing. Whether they’re for the right reasons or not, they’re his reasons and he’s doing what he needs to do. When his older brother died in the military and then his father died, shortly after, Grayon’s life has been one huge pot of grief. Not wanting to lose anymore family members, Grayson takes over his Dad’s banner flying business and hopes he knows what he’s doing.
Watching this story unfold was exciting. The characters draw you in and you can’t help but want to read on to find out what happens. I was just as invested in Leah’s life as Grayson was and I wanted to know more about Grayson, the same way that Leah did. Jennifer Echols did a great job of bringing Grayson and Leah together. She was patient and she let them work their crap out because when the end finally came around, I was so freaking satisfied with everything that I’d read that I sighed myself to sleep. The characters were great, the storyline meshed well and even the things that I thought were kind of weird (Grayson’s reason for blackmailing Leah) didn’t matter because the book ended the way that it was supposed to end and I really enjoyed the overall reading experience. Kudos to Jennifer Echols on writing another story that just knocked my socks off.
Amber
Written on May 27, 2013
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Kelsenator
Written on Dec 27, 2012
I got this book on a whim and decided that I wanted to give it a try, especially after reading the description. I wasn’t sure how I’d take a book about flying and planes especially since I’ve never been in one myself, but this book was so much more than just that. This book is full of emotional encounters, romance, and being strong no matter where you come from.
Leah, our main character, had been living in trailer parks her whole life near airports, with her mom barely there for her. When she has an option of whether to end up like her mom or do something with her life, she gets a job at the airport near her house. She becomes close with the owner Mr.Hall, and he eventually teaches her how to fly his small planes. I liked her character because even though she didn’t have many options with her life, she made the best of it and she honestly does want to do better. She does have a bad reputation because of where she lives and how she dresses, but as we know not everyone is as they seem. She does get defensive and angry at times, but she’s also sensitive and embarrassed because of her lifestyle, which is mostly her mother’s fault.
From the first few chapters I was already enjoying myself, thinking this would be an interesting book, but then BAM, Mr. Hall suddenly dies as well as his eldest son. I did read the description but at the same time I wasn't expecting it. This not only upsets the airport and the lives of people working there, but his two twin sons and Leah are shaken the hardest. The three of them become closer as Greyson and Alec take over their father’s business, with Leah flying for them. They learn more about each other, their pasts and what drives them to the airport now.
I really loved this book, it’s got romance, tragedy, but also some really happy and funny scenes. The characters were interesting,enotional and easy to get attached to. I highly recommend this book to those that love romance and contemporary!