Publisher:
Mira INK
Release
Date: 6th
December 2013
Edition:
e-proof,
review copy
Other
Titles by this Author: Pushing
the Limits, Dare
You To
From
acclaimed author Katie McGarry comes the explosive new tale of a girl with a
reckless streak, a street smart guy with nothing to lose, and a romance forged
in the fast lane.
The
girl with straight A’s, designer clothes, and the perfect life – that’s who
people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private school junior keeps secrets
from her wealthy parents and overbearing brothers...and she’s just added two
more to the list. One involves racing strangers down dark country roads in her
Mustang GT. The other? Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Walker – a guy she has no
business even talking to. But when the foster kid with the tattoos and intense
gray eyes comes to her rescue, she can’t get him out of her mind. Isaiah has
secrets too. About where he lives, and how he really feels about Rachel.
The
last thing he needs is to get tangled up with a rich girl who wants to slum it
on the south side for kicks – and no matter how angelic she might look. But
when their shared love of street racing puts both their lives in jeopardy, they
have six weeks to up with a way out. Six weeks to discover just how far they’ll
go to save each other.
Crash
Into You is an
adrenaline-fuelled, seductive and thoroughly addictive addition to the Pushing the Limits series and I loved
it.
Pushing
the Limits was
one of m favourite books of last year and yet I was a little disappointed when I
read Dare You To in the summer. It made
me a little apprehensive about reading this, but Isaiah and Rachel’s story was
absolutely gorgeous and I fell head over heels for them. Though there were some
stereotypes and clichés: bad boy and good girl, Rachel’s innocence and naivety,
and the control the boys in this novel have over their girlfriends made me grit
my teeth, but I managed to dismiss them and love the story anyway.
Crash
Into You sizzled
and sparkled with the chemistry between Rachel and Isaiah and their
relationship had interesting dimensions. The connection of cars and speed is an
unusual one for YA and I loved it. I really enjoyed that Rachel genuinely loves
cars and knows about them; they make her feel powerful and independent, she’s
not just pretending to get the attention of her brothers or a boy. I also think
that Katie McGarry is brilliant for including swearing, and proper swearing,
because that’s how teenagers speak. She doesn’t sugar coat the insinuations of
disgusting people like Eric and the language you use when you’re angry. It’s
refreshing to see.
As I’ve come to expect from
this series, Crash Into You tackles
some tough issues head on. The theme of foster care and the hardships and
struggles of growing up in the system in the US (I’m not sure how different it
is to ours, if I’m honest) was once again prevalent. Isaiah’s desire for
freedom and escape from the people who control his life made my heart ache,
especially when he hinted at the things he went through as a child. Then came
the reasons behind he went into foster care and the poverty aspect of it. I loved
how Rachel’s character made it clear that the line of problems isn’t separated by
money, though of course it is in a way. The pressure and constrictions of
Rachel as a member of her family were astounding and it made me hate her
parents, her brothers and even her sister Colleen. They were very powerful
story lines.
Now I’m back in this world with
full-on love I can’t wait for book four in the series, Take Me On, which stars Rachel’s brother West.
Thanks to Mira for the review
copy.
Sophie
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