Crash Into You (Pushing the Limits, #3)

by Katie McGarry

'KISS ME,' Isaiah whispers.

My heart beats frantically

Isaiah is hot and scary and hot.

Why would a guy like him want to be anywhere near A GIRL LIKE ME?

People expect Rachel Young to be the good girl who always gets straight As.

But Rachel's keeping her real life secret.

Her wealthy family have no idea that she loves racing strangers in her mustang. Or about dangerous, intense Isaiah Walker

Isaiah has secrets, too. And the last thing he needs is to get tangled up with a rich girl slumming it.

But when their shared love of speed puts their lives in jeopardy, Isaiah and Rachel have six weeks to come up with a way out - and to discover just how far they'll go to save each other.

Praise for Katie McGarry

'The love story of the year' - Teen Now on Pushing the Limits

'A real page-turner' - Mizz onPushing the Limits.

'A romance with a difference' - Bliss onPushing the Limits

The Pushing the Limits Series

1. Pushing the Limits

2. Dare You To

3. Crash Into You

4. Take Me On

• ISBN10: 037321099X
• ISBN13: 9780373210992
• Publish Date: 26 November 2013 (first published 1 January 2013)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: CA
• Imprint: Harlequin Teen
• Edition: Original ed.
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 496
• Language: English

Reviews

[Amber]

After being rather annoyed over Dare You To and the disaster that was Beth and Ryan's relationship, I was so ready for Crash Into You to bring back the awesome that I experienced while reading Pushing the Limits. I was hesitant, sure, but I was still looking forward to it. Unfortunately, I enjoyed Crash Into You even less than Dare You To, and I ended up completely bored.

I find that I am getting so tired of the bad boy/good girl storyline. It feels so cliché now, and I didn't feel like Crash Into You brought anything new to the series, or the genre. I'm at the point where I just end up rolling my eyes at the mere mention of a guy in a leather jacket come to seduce a straight A student.

The instalove didn't help the matter, either. I didn't have a chance to get to know either character before Isaiah saw Rachel and started calling her his angel. I hate it when characters don't - or can't - stand on their own. They need to be actual people before they become someone's ~True Love~.

The car racing part was kind of cool. The finale was very anti-climactic, but the rest of the illegal drag-racing reminded me so much of The Fast and the Furious, which is one of my favourite movie franchises, FYI.

Another interesting thing about the novel was Isaiah's mother. I thought that that storyline could have been very interesting, except it was hardly featured at all. I wish that the storyline had been given more focus, instead of the drag racing and the stupid love story. There was so much potential there and I feel like it was shoved aside in favour of a romance that could ~save lives~.

I probably won't continue with this series, as I feel it's become redundant and I don't think anything new is going to arise in the fourth book. In addition, I'm not all that interested in West, who is the main character of the fourth book. Like, at all.

[Angie]

I received an ARC through NetGalley.

Now, there is the intensity I was missing from Dare You To! Crash Into You hooked me from the very beginning and never let me go. I've really enjoyed Isaiah in the previous books, so I was eager to get to know him better. Rachel is a new addition and I came to like her a lot, too. But what I loved was the plot. It wasn't as emotional as Pushing the Limits, but the intensity comes from the suspenseful plot. I know absolutely nothing about cars. In fact, I can't even drive. But I love the Fast and the Furious movies, so I ended up loving the gritty drag racing plot, especially as Rachel and Isaiah scramble to raise enough money to pay a debt owed to a very dangerous person.

In Crash Into You, we meet Rachel Young, who may seem like the typical rich, private school girl on the surface, but she's not all. And I'm not just referring to her obsession with cars and addiction to speeding down back roads. She suffers from severe anxiety. Not just panic attacks, but severe panic attacks that sometimes cause her to throw up blood. It's bad, but she tries to hide it for her family's sake. Her problems don't just end there. Rachel's mom treats her as a replacement to her dead daughter, Colleen. Rachel hasn't even met Colleen but she's expected to speak at benefits about her (which triggers those panic attacks) and to fill the void in her mother's life. I really liked this unique "issue." It was interesting to see how a person's grief can effect those around them. Rachel isn't the only one in her family struggling either, her brothers and her father all tip-toe around their mom/wife.

Of course, Isaiah and Rachel meet at a race, which ends terribly and not just because Rachel loses. The man, Eric, who runs the show gets robbed by the guys who brought Rachel, and now he's after her for the money. Isaiah offers to take on her debt, but she still insists on helping. Naturally the two grow close as they work on cars and do more legit races to earn the cash. Obviously, they have some set backs and that just upped the tension. I assumed Crash Into You would have a happy ending, but I wasn't sure what the author would put her characters through to get there. That ending...woah! I almost cried. Well, I started to cry and then reigned myself in. I didn't see that one coming.

Crash Into You is easily the best of this series so far! I loved the characters, loved the plot, loved that crazy ending! The only thing I didn't love was Beth. There was too much of her, and I was already sick of her in her own book. It also seems like she took several steps back from where she was at the end of Dare You To. I also liked how we were introduced to a lot of new and interesting characters. I quite liked Abby and I really hope we see more of her, or that she gets her own book! The next book is about one of Rachel's many brothers, so I'm excited to see how he finds his true love.

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I've received an ARC of this in exchange of a honest review

Publicado originalmente en: El Extraño Gato del Cuento

Con Dare To You quedé un poco decepcionada, después de leer Pushing The Limits tenía grandes expectativas que lamentablemente la segunda parte no llegó a completar, pero aun así cuando tuve la oportunidad de leer Crash Into You, solo no pude dejarla pasar.

A pesar de que me gustó un montón, no voy a negar que tiene varios puntos en contra el libro, por ejemplo el hecho que Katie ya tiene una cronología marcada en los tres libros que leído de ella: Insta-love, quiero-no-quiero, Chico hace algo tonto que o nos hace llorar o solo "arruina" las cosas con la chica, chica hace algo que podría en poner en peligro su vida y luego el final feliz. Lo que salva al libro es la narración de McGarry es muy adictiva, y por más que ya tenga las pautas de como irá el libro, de vez en cuando llega a sorprenderte, al menos a mí, en una escena me tuvo llorando y para luego poner mi poker face. En serio, Katie hace un trolleada bien malvada en el libro.

La historia es entretenida, quise odiar a Rachel pero no pude, es tan linda la maldita, como un conejito. Isaiah perfecto, personajes secundarios memorables, la más resaltante sin duda es Abby, se roba todo el protagonismo, ojalá Katy nos de su historia.

Otro punto negativo, es que todos sus personajes son tan pálidos, no hay diversidad, y leyendo un avance del siguiente libro (así de VIP soy) no va cambiar mucho eso, al menos con los protagonistas.

No niego que tengo debilidad por este tipo de libros ¿Chico malo tatuado? Casi siempre es algo muy atrayente para mí, lo bueno es que la escritora no se conforma con el protagonismo del Bad Boy, he ahí mi razón de que Rachel no me caiga mal. Es débil físicamente pero no se deja amedrentar, eso me gusta.

Una cosa curiosa que me pasó con el libro es esta: Amo los carros, los adoro como no tienen idea y la verdad es que cuando Rachel e Isaiah hablaban de carros me sentía la chica tonta que solo asiente aunque no tiene idea de que hablan, con mucha vergüenza confieso que no sé de carros, más allá de cuál es bonito.

Historia entretenida, fácil de leer, enamorarte un rato, me gustó. Eso es lo que hace una buena narración.

Reseña completa (comentarios y quejas): El Extraño Gato del Cuento

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[Ashley]

Nose Graze — Young Adult book reviews

OH MY GOD YOU GUYS, I ADORED THIS BOOK!! SO.FREKAING.GOOD!! I'll admit, I was a bit hesitant because I wasn't totally crazy about Dare You To. I liked it, but not nearly as much as Pushing the Limits. However, Crash Into You completely brought me back to the sweet, sexy, epicness that was Pushing the Limits.

Until now, I never thought I liked Isaiah that much. I didn't dislike him, but I didn't like him enough to be really excited about his story... but Crash Into You totally changed that. Katie McGarry made me feel for Isaiah, and I ended up completely loving him! I really liked how he wasn't one of those asshole bad boys, who has a tough exterior and is also a bit of a controlling ass. Yes, Isaiah was kind of protective, but he was a sweet guy. He's not actually into drugs or drinking or partying (he's done them but doesn't do them often and doesn't really like them). He really deeply cares for Rachel and his kindness constantly came through. Yes he looks scary with his tattoos and piercings, but inside he's completely different!

As for Rachel, I really enjoyed her family's dynamics. I had a love/hate thing going on with her brothers. On the one hand, it was cool to read about a big family with a ton of brothers. I loved her relationship with her twin and some of her other brothers were fun to read about. But on the flip side, they were SO PROTECTIVE! God if I were Rachel that would annoy me so much!! And then Rachel has a ton of other family problems that really broke my heart. Even though I can't relate to those problems at all, Katie McGarry really made me feel for Rachel. I just wanted to hug her!

Crash Into You was brimming with chemistry. It was hot, explosive, and perfect. This wasn't insta-love, but I even felt their chemistry right from the beginning. I could see the sparks flying and the charged atmosphere. And as their relationship developed into something more than just acquaintances, damn... it was hot. I ADORED Isaiah and Rachel together! I felt like they completely fit and so many of their cute scenes had me smiling, giggling, and craving my own boyfriend.

I thought the whole cars/racing aspect of this book was so unique! It put a really interesting spin on the story. I'm not into cars much myself, but that's part of the reason why this was so much fun to read. It was cool to get out of my element and read about something a character is super passionate about. I feel like I got pulled into a whole other world! I think my only criticism is that I do wish that Rachel did more racing herself. She did very, very little. She kind of tanked a race at the beginning (which was a bit of a bummer :P) and she doesn't even race again after that until the end. I think it would have been cool if we saw more of her racing, rather than just Isaiah doing it.

I need not have been worried about Crash Into You. It was everything I loved about Pushing the Limits... the incredible romance, the intense emotional whirlwind, and then there was that unique, interesting drag racing twist! I can't recommend this book enough for fans of Pushing the Limits. Even if you loved that one but weren't crazy about Dare You To, you NEED to give Crash Into You a try!!

[Linda]

*I received a free ARC of Crash into You from Harlequin Teen via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review*

Crash into you sure fulfilled all my expectations and more! Awesome writing, great characters and a beautifully crafted story.

Full review to come soon.

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