Dare You To (Pushing the limits #2) by Katie McGarry
Publisher: Harlequin teen
Publication date: May 28th 2013
Ryan lowers his lips to my ear. "Dance with me, Beth."
"No." I whisper the reply. I hate him and I hate myself for wanting him to touch me again....
"I dare you..."
If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom's freedom and her own happiness. That's how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn't want her and going to a school that doesn't understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn't get her, but does....
Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jock-with secrets he can't tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do crazy things. The craziest? Asking out the Skater girl who couldn't be less interested in him.
But what begins as a dare becomes an intense attraction neither Ryan nor Beth expected. Suddenly, the boy with the flawless image risks his dreams-and his life-for the girl he loves, and the girl who won't let anyone get too close is daring herself to want it all...
-Goodreads description
Oh, my. Don't I just love little ole Katie McGarry.
Today, I’m gonna share with you one of my favorite reads in YA contemporary. ‘Dare you to’ is the second book of McGarry’s pushing the limits series and for me, it is by far the best. If you are hesitant to start up a new series, don't worry, the book can be read without reading the accompanying texts. It tells the story of Beth, whom we meet in the previous book, and Ryan, a baseball phenomenon at Bullit County High School. One of my favorite aspects of the book was the immediate chemistry felt between Beth and Ryan and their easy transition between humor and intimacy.
Having said this, Beth and Ryan are both hard to like in the beginning, but I almost immediately warmed up to Ryan. Beth, on the other hand, is another story. I tried, I really did, but her personality just never appealed to me in the way that it should have. Don’t let this be the deciding factor though, as it still remains one of the best books I have read in the past year. Another thing that surprised me was I am someone who tends to stay dedicated towards the first love interest introduced. So, you could say I was confused when I found myself shipping Ryan and Beth instead of Isaiah. Uggghhhh....What are you doing to me, Katie?!
Evidence of McGarry’s expertise is clear in the interlinking of her story lines. I loved that I was able to still be part of Noah and Echo’s story from book one, even though we changed POV’s in ‘Dare you to’. Many authors finish a book and then just leave us hanging which can just get you pulling your hair in rage! You spend all that time developing a character's story line and then we don't even get to figure out what happens to them...no, that's just not right. And Miss. McGarry certainly seems to agree with me! Honestly, I have to admit that I think she is one of the best contemporary authors within the domain of Young Adult Contemporary to date.
'Dare you to' has a definite thumbs up from me and is recommended for any fans of Katie McGarry and Simone Elkeles. Happy Reading!
- Alana, xxx
Today, I’m gonna share with you one of my favorite reads in YA contemporary. ‘Dare you to’ is the second book of McGarry’s pushing the limits series and for me, it is by far the best. If you are hesitant to start up a new series, don't worry, the book can be read without reading the accompanying texts. It tells the story of Beth, whom we meet in the previous book, and Ryan, a baseball phenomenon at Bullit County High School. One of my favorite aspects of the book was the immediate chemistry felt between Beth and Ryan and their easy transition between humor and intimacy.
Having said this, Beth and Ryan are both hard to like in the beginning, but I almost immediately warmed up to Ryan. Beth, on the other hand, is another story. I tried, I really did, but her personality just never appealed to me in the way that it should have. Don’t let this be the deciding factor though, as it still remains one of the best books I have read in the past year. Another thing that surprised me was I am someone who tends to stay dedicated towards the first love interest introduced. So, you could say I was confused when I found myself shipping Ryan and Beth instead of Isaiah. Uggghhhh....What are you doing to me, Katie?!
Evidence of McGarry’s expertise is clear in the interlinking of her story lines. I loved that I was able to still be part of Noah and Echo’s story from book one, even though we changed POV’s in ‘Dare you to’. Many authors finish a book and then just leave us hanging which can just get you pulling your hair in rage! You spend all that time developing a character's story line and then we don't even get to figure out what happens to them...no, that's just not right. And Miss. McGarry certainly seems to agree with me! Honestly, I have to admit that I think she is one of the best contemporary authors within the domain of Young Adult Contemporary to date.
'Dare you to' has a definite thumbs up from me and is recommended for any fans of Katie McGarry and Simone Elkeles. Happy Reading!
- Alana, xxx
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