Reviewed by Kelly on
The Pushing The Limits series is an incredible young adult series, amongst my favourite contemporaries. Book one left me an emotional mess, book two was a miss as I don't particularly like Beth's character, but I loved Crash Into You. It's a mixture of adrenalin, passion and insecurities and if Isaiah isn't the hottest character in young adult of recent times, I'll eat my hat. I'll admit, he wasn't a favourite of mine in the previous two books, he seemed to be portrayed as just a tough thug with no aspirations. I couldn't have been more wrong. He's probably the closest character to being realistic as you could find. A guy portraying that he's tough, fearless and wants to be left alone, but he's scared, vulnerable and his self esteem won't allow himself to believe he's worthy of someone like Rachel.
Rachel isn't without her faults, she lives her life as a replica of her deceased sister, but not by choice. No one wants to see their mother unhappy, so her brothers, including her twin Ethan and father, constantly push her to become the image of Colleen that her mother mourns. It's only with Isaiah where she finds she doesn't need to pretend, but having never had a boyfriend before, she's walking on eggshells with the boy she finds herself slowly falling for.
Katie McGarry's writing is effortless. She doesn't indulge in long speech dialogues between characters, which gives the storyline a realism that most contemporaries seem to lack. She's fast becoming one of my favourite authors, with her emotional, realistic, feel good storylines.
And thank you for the Kellan Lutz lookalike model on the cover Ms McGarry. Thank you.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 12 January, 2014: Finished reading
- 12 January, 2014: Reviewed