{"id":4329,"date":"2021-11-03T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kildarelibrariesblog.com\/?p=4329"},"modified":"2021-11-03T13:55:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T13:55:59","slug":"book-review-pushing-the-limits-by-katie-mcgarry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/book-review-pushing-the-limits-by-katie-mcgarry\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/9780373210862.jpg?w=260\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4330\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Title: <\/strong>Pushing the Limits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong> Katie McGarry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Romance, Young Adult Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Review by:<\/strong> Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> Echo can&#8217;t remember the night that changed her life. The night she went from being the popular girl to being the school&#8217;s freak. Her family are determined to keep it that way. They said therapy was supposed to help. What they didn&#8217;t anticipate is Noah.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noah is the bad boy, the dangerous boy parents don&#8217;t want hanging around their daughters. They have him stereotyped and labeled without a second glance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So isn&#8217;t it funny that one day turns things around for the both of them? When they are thrown together for one mission and one mission only. To find the truth.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Review<\/strong>: Echo Emerson is your stereotypical\u00c2\u00a0teenage American high school student. She was a popular girl with awesome friends. She was a cheerleader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She had a nice house, a mother and a father, a brother. She had a car. She had everything&#8230;.Until that changed one fateful night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now she can&#8217;t recall what happened and nobody seems to be in a rush to remind her. They are of the opinion that she should remember it herself. Only her brain won&#8217;t hurry up and throw out the answers for her. So what else is she to do other than befriend the bad boy of the school?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t get her wrong, Echo has no misguided ideas involving Noah Hutchins. He&#8217;s the kid who does drugs and grins alongs with his other drug buddies.She isn&#8217;t exactly keen to jump in with that crowd but somewhere along the line she learns all isn&#8217;t as it seems and Noah? Well&#8230;He&#8217;s not as bad as he&#8217;s lead you to believe.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow along with Echo and Noah as they tackle sordid truths and family troubles. As they battle troubled pasts and grim truths.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you enjoy young adult novels with\u00c2\u00a0 heart-breaking moments, this is definitely the book for you.\u00c2\u00a0If you still want more be sure to check out, &#8220;<em>Dare You To<\/em>&#8221; also by Katie McGarry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;d like to read this title, the book can be borrowed from any of our libraries and you can request it <a href=\"https:\/\/librariesireland.iii.com\/iii\/encore\/record\/C__Rb1236276__Spushing%20the%20limits__Ff%3Afacetcollections%3A4%3A4%3AKildare%3A%3A__Orightresult__X6?lang=eng&amp;suite=def\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title: Pushing the Limits Author: Katie McGarry Genre: Romance, Young Adult Fiction Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: Echo can&#8217;t remember the night that changed her life. The night she went from being the popular girl to being the school&#8217;s freak. Her family are determined to keep it that way. 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