Breaking the Rules by Katie McGarry

Echo and Noah. Noah and Echo. 

Finally I got my chubby little hands on this beautiful book. 

And I was warned before hand that I would shed some tears, but little did I know they'd be big fat ones.

“She looked hurt. Hurt means she cares. It’s indifference that should scare you. The same look foster parents give you when you come and go.”

In 'Pushing the Limits' we met the broken Noah and Echo. We watched as they fell in love with one another, we saw them face their problems and find a way to still trust eachother, to smile and laugh again. To finally find someone who understood just wanting to 'fit in.'

But in Breaking the Rules we see the truth behind that pain, that it never just ends because they fell in love with one another. Life isn't like the fairytales and McGarry truly gets that message across with her mesmerising writing and magnificent story-telling skills. 

She tackles some major issues in this book from learning to stand on your own two feet in the real world while also facing your problems head on. 

Noah must figure out some truths about his need to be accepted, while Echo must learn to make her own decisions. 

“Sometimes we don’t choose the memories, but they choose us.”

Now I need to have a little rant about how annoyed I was at both Echo and Noah for basically half of this book. 

I found Echo became a little selfish and there was a few times she became embarrassed over Noah.. yet Noah has never been embarrassed over her. I almost felt like I needed to climb into those pages and have a little talk with Echo. Explain what was so clearly right in front of her. 

Noah doubted again and again Echo's love for him, her want to be with him and how proud she was in him. He truly believed one day she'd wake up and realise what a 'low-life' he was. This made me angry and upset, how could Noah ever think this? (Like come on he's drool-worthy!)

I nod, telling her I get it."I fucked up."

"You did." Beth won't look at me."I'll take care of her."

We get quite a few wonderful scenes with Isaiah and Beth! 

Oh Katie, how I hate to say it but I still remember why I shipped them so hard, why it hurt when Beth fell in love with Ryan and left him behind, why it still hurts that they were never meant to be together.. But I must remind myself; destructive love is worse than no love.. right?!

This book gets 5 stars out of 5. Katie McGarry didn't fail to draw me in. She let us in on the harsh realities that is life and she made me cry. Every good book makes me cry, makes my heart break then glues it all together for a special closing. 

So Thank-you Katie, Thank-you for telling Noah and Echo's story. It needed to be told. 

GO GRAB A COPY OF THIS BOOK AND READ UNTIL THE SUN COMES UP!

“The worst type of letting go isn't the kicking or the screaming, because at least then there's enough emotion left to fight.No,the worst type is the silent acceptance.The quietness of the release.That's when the person realizes they no longer give a damn.”

Breaking the Rules by Katie McGarry!

Breaking the Rules (Pushing the Limits #1.5)

by Katie McGarry

Release Date: 12/08/14

Harlequin Teen

Our beautiful, favourite couple are back! Yes I said it! Okay you all definitely (and if not, you've been living under a rock) have heard about Echo and Noah's second book. Yes second! A book about them, yes about them. And I am here to gift you with an excerpt, and just some details about how you can buy this beautiful book when it comes out on the 8th of December. 

Maybe we should start with the simple things; Like the Summary; 

A summer road trip changes everything in this unforgettable new tale from acclaimed author Katie McGarry.

For new high school graduate Echo Emerson, a summer road trip out west with her boyfriend means getting away and forgetting what makes her so... different. It means seeing cool sights while selling her art at galleries along the way. And most of all, it means almost three months alone with Noah Hutchins, the hot, smart, soul-battered guy who’s never judged her. Echo and Noah share everything — except the one thing Echo’s just not ready for.

But when the source of Echo’s constant nightmares comes back into her life, she has to make some tough decisions about what she really wants — even as foster kid Noah’s search for his last remaining relatives forces them both to confront some serious truths about life, love, and themselves.

Now, with one week left before college orientation, jobs and real life, Echo must decide if Noah's more than the bad-boy fling everyone warned her he'd be. And the last leg of an amazing road trip will turn... seriously epic.

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Goodreads links for the series: 

Pushing the Limits│Dare You To│Crash Into You│Take Me On

Here praying it's not against the rules.. so hey I'm going to give you two excerpts.. one from Noah's P.O.V and the other from Echo's. 

From Noah’s Point of View 

“Me and you,” I whisper, hoping my words will sink into her subconscious, beyond where she overthinks. “It’s how it’s supposed to be.”
Echo’s hand glides over mine, and she links our fingers together. “You like disturbing my sleep, don’t you?”
I kiss her shoulder, permitting my lips to linger on her soft skin. Guess I did wake her. “Just keeping things straight between us.”
“In my sleep?” Damn, I love that groggy voice.
“You argue less that way.”

From Echo’s Point of View

It’s like watching a horror film in slow motion. She tucks her hair behind her ears, gives Noah a hesitant smile and speaks. The girl is pretty—very pretty. I run my hand over the scars on my left arm. Sometimes I don’t understand why Noah’s with me. Especially when I’m so…
Noah answers the girl then motions at me with his chin. Both girls turn, and their faces fall. Noah waves. I wave back. Butterflies tumble in my stomach when he flashes his wicked grin.

Do you all want to just fangirl over those excerpts, and how much we need the book! I am dying! I have to wait another month, most likely till Christmas even! Oh man though it will be worth it to read another book about Echo and Noah's journey! Bring it on (:

 

And this is the amazing woman who writes these spectacular books! 

About the Author

KATIE MCGARRY was a teenager during the age of grunge and boy bands and remembers those years as the best and worst of her life. She is a lover of music, happy endings, and reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan.
Katie would love to hear from her readers. Contact her via her website, katielmcgarry.com, follow her on Twitter @KatieMcGarry, or become a fan on Facebook and Goodreads.

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