Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits, #1) in Addicted to YA

Aug 15, 2013 Danielle rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I really, really liked and enjoyed this book so much. I've so heard so many good things about this book, and I am glad to here that all the good buzz surrounding this book is very much true. It was just a great love story between two people who deserve to have love in their life and have been lucky to have found each other, and fitting to each other so well while complimenting one another. They need each other in their lives not only to love one another, but to heal and help one another get over I really, really liked and enjoyed this book so much. I've so heard so many good things about this book, and I am glad to here that all the good buzz surrounding this book is very much true. It was just a great love story between two people who deserve to have love in their life and have been lucky to have found each other, and fitting to each other so well while complimenting one another. They need each other in their lives not only to love one another, but to heal and help one another get over their painful past and wounds that they need to deal with. And these two were stronger together and were exactly what the other needed.

I really like Echo, and really felt for her an all that she went through in her young life. She had this traumatic event happen to her that left her with scars both emotional and physically, and she doesn't remember what happened. No one would tell her a thing, only try to help her remember by helping her coming out of her mental block. She had nightmares to deal with causing her not to be able to sleep. She isolated herself from her friends, keeping to herself, and while hiding her scars on her arms from everyone by wearing long sleeve shirts all the time because she doesn't want anyone to see or see the disgust on their faces when they seem them and then possibly recoil from her. So she just chose to remain as aloof as possible, living in her own hell. And on top of all that she was dealing with issues at home between her stepmother, who tried not to step on her toes around her and was very kind to her though sometimes stuck her foot in her mouth, but she tried, who Echo believed was the reason her father left her unstable mother and ruined her family. Echo also believed her father didn't love her at all, and only loved and cared about Ashley, the stepmother, for years, but that didn't stop Echo from trying please him, trying to earn his love. So, she was going through a lot and dealing with so many issues in her head and just really wanting to find out what happened to her, yet while hiding true self from others. So I really felt for the girl and my heart broke for her so much. I even cried a little bit for her especially at the end when all revelations were revealed and just having her to take that in and absorb what she learned without having a mental break down. She had a tough life, and felt utterly alone, which sad.

Well it was sad until Noah came into her life, who had his own issue he was dealing with. And let me tell you I loved Noah so so much. Yeah, he was a bad boy with rough edges to him, player type, but in reality he was a sweetheart with a heart of gold. He missed his parents who were killed in a fire three years ago leaving him and his brothers orphaned. Noah was separated from his brothers and put into the foster care system where it was not picnic for him, having many hardships there which earned him his rough exterior. But in reality all he wanted was his brothers back and reunite them as a family, but he saw that the family that wanted to adopt them as threat and would do anything to earn custody himself and not have to deal with the supervised visits with his brothers, which he couldn't stand. But he wasn't exactly an angel and had to toughen up in the system. He did drugs, drink, slept with girls, having one nights stands with them and not caring about them at until Echo that was. But he was still a good guy and very swoon worthy in so many ways and he was Echo's perfect fit.

He was so sweet and caring towards her once he got to know her, and really genuinely wanted to help her and be there for her, earning her trust along the way. Never caring about her scars even a little bit. And Echo felt like she could let her guard down with him and not feeling like he was judging, though it took a lit bit of time for her to open up and be herself, which was because Noah proved himself as this trustworthy, honorable guy for her. I loved how Noah didn't care on hoot about her scars and never recoiled from her once, though he was sorry for what she went through and even vowed to help her recover her memories that left her that way. I just thought it was the sweetest moments between the two when he would touch her scars, and even liked touching them because he saw it as just touching her and not the scars, and she let him while in the past before meeting him she probably wouldn't have. I thought those were the greatest moments in the book for me, and he saw her as a woman not a scarred woman, but just a woman who deserved to be loved and cared for like everyone else. And this was the first time for him that he allowed himself to care about someone other than his brothers, and he fell for her hard.

The first half of the book definitely had a lot of sexual tension going on, but it totally worked and made me root for them and tell them to "go on get together already or kiss her already" because it was so present through most of the book, and it was what added to the appeal of the book, and I loved every second of it, and finally when they did share their first kiss I cheered and said finally. I just loved the relationship between the two and the romantic moments that they shared all while dealing with their issues yet turning to one another for comfort. It was just great to see, and see how much that they truly loved and cared about each other. I just loved them as a couple, and thought they deserved their happily ever after more than ever and finally be happy. Though they did have to deal with some heartbreaking moments as well and their relationship wasn't always easy, but they still seemed to find their way back to one another, which was great.

Overall, I really did like this book and enjoyed both characters. Through all the pain that they went through making them stronger as people and stronger in their love, they came out of it together, having one another in the end. While their issue did affect their relationship as well as outside forces, they came out of it together. Their relationship was strong, and what really made this book shine and pop. And just the love story between the two was touching and loving and just really well written and something I fell in love with like the character fell in love with one another. I couldn't have been happier with the ending, and I can't wait to read more books by this author, hoping she has wrote more inspiring, sweet, loving and deserving couple like Noah and Echo were.

PS: Also liked the scene at the end with Echo and her father that was a really touching moment that did make me cry a bit with them finally coming to an understanding and making up for the past. Though in truth her father did everything in his power to help his daughter and do what he thought was best for her even if Echo didn't see it that way in the beginning. So, the scene at the end of the book between the two after so much tension between them throughout was really nice to see, and I am glad that was how that was resolved. ...more

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