Crash Into You by Katie McGarry is the 3rd book in
her Pushing
the Limits series. If you have
been following along, this is Isaiah’s story.
Isaiah is the friend of Noah (Pushing the Limits) and also has
just had his heart broken by Beth (Dare You To). I was so ready for this book. I love Isaiah because he can be so mean, but
deep down he’s such a tragic character.
Abandoned by his mother, for reason we find out in this book, Isaiah has
never had a stable family home. Noah and
Beth were the only family he had and with Beth falling in love in book two, he
now is down to Noah and Noah’s girlfriend Echo.
On top of all of this he is living with Noah, even though he still
belongs to the state, and Noah might not be able to keep their family together
much longer now that he has to concentrate in college and cannot work for rent
money. Isaiah is determined to help Noah
out, even if it means dealing with the street thug Eric, just one last time he
will race for money.
Rachel Young is a rich, beautiful, young girl who has an
affinity to cars but must bury her personal interests to keep her family
intact. You see, Rachel is the perfect
example of why you shouldn’t replace one child with a new child. After her sister died from leukemia, her
mother had one other child and then became pregnant with twins, Evan and
Rachel. Rachel gave her new hope, and
she wanted her to be everything Colleen deserved to be, never realizing that
she was just burying her other daughter in a life that would never work. Because of all this pressure from the outside
and from inside of her, Rachel has kept hidden her panic attacks until one
night it gets to be too much, she needs an escape. Rachel jumps into her Mustang GT and finds
herself in an illegal drag race, with Isaiah.
These two had such a great bond and their ups and downs were
entertaining and thoughtful. Isaiah became
the person he wanted around Rachel and Rachel in turn could be herself. But like all love stories, this one is not
easy. There is a debt to be paid to Eric,
uncertainty from family members, car incidents that make you want to close your
eyes while reading, and inner conflict that can get in the way of
happiness. My only complaint is that the
next book will not be about Abby… she deserves some happiness McGarry, you know
it, your readers know it and I feel like Evan could have known it… just saying.
4/5 stars, thank you to the publisher and NetGalley.
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