High school senior Meg revels in being a rebel; cutting class whenever possible and hanging out anywhere she's not supposed to be. Like on a railroad-tracks-covered bridge that's off-limits to trespassers. When she and her friends are busted for trespassing and underage drinking, she's sentenced to spend her spring break riding along with a rookie police officer on his nightshift patrol. To make things worse the cop, John After, is only two years older than Meg, and is sure that he knows all he needs to about her. John has nothing but contempt for her childish rebellion, but that's fine, because the feelings mutual - his straight-laced, by-the-book attitude is everything that Meg hates.
But they're about to discover that they have a lot more in common than either one of them could have dreamed and, as they're forced to spend time together, sparks fly and a hot attraction between them becomes undeniable…
Sadly, I don't have much to say about Going Too Far. It's not too bad, but it wasn't anywhere close to wow. It was kind of sweet, the romance blossoming between the two. It was interesting to see why Meg was so set on being a little crazy and getting out, and why John - known in the book by his surname, After - was so vigilant in making sure people obeyed the law. After was all tough and hard in the beginning, but seemed to recover from his anger fairly easily after Meg had wound him up. He got past things too easily, and it was a little annoying. But a sweet story overall.
Thank you to Simon and Schuster Children's Books for the review copy.
