Dare You To
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Katie McGarry
"I dare you…"If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom's freedom and her own happiness. That's how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn't want her and going to a school that doesn't understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn't get her, but does….Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jock—with secrets he can't tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do crazy things. The craziest? Asking out the Skater girl who couldn't be less interested in him.But what begins as a dare becomes an intense attraction neither Ryan nor Beth expected. Suddenly, the boy with the flawless image risks his dreams—and his life—for the girl he loves, and the girl who won't let anyone get too close is daring herself to want it all….
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Author
Katie McGarry
Pages
480
Publisher
Harlequin
Published Date
2013-05-28
ISBN
0373210639 9780373210633
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"I shouldn't be surprised that I loved this. The first book was amazing and most times I feel like the second book falls short, whether because the plot is a repeat or the story just seems rushed to try to collect one the first books success. Dare You To was nothing short of an amazing read. On its own and as a sequel to a great start in a series. <br/><br/>Truth be told, my favorite part of this was Beth's uncle, Scott. I loved this story line. To see how one person is able to rise above where they come from and to become someone they can be proud of. Not only that, but to take on a moody, sharp clawed and sassy mouthed teenager. I admit I wanted to see more of the struggle between these two than what we got, but I am happy with what I did get. <br/><br/>The dares. Oh man! At first, I thought this was going to be one of those obnoxious adds to the story. The reason to get together and the reason for the standard miscommunication later on. To my surprise, it played a different role altogether. The author has risen above petty story plots as a means to an end and I applaud her. <br/><br/>Dare You To was wonderfully written and engaging. I wasn't sure I could feel for Beth, from what I saw from the first book. Well, shut my mouth! Beth is a whole lot more than some high school punk who can't go longer than two minutes without drugs or alcohol. I'm glad I was able to connecte with her. She's a great character. <br/><br/>Katie McGarry, I'll follow you anywhere as long as you keep writing. McGarry has earned a spot on my auto buy list."
"Publicado Originalemente: <a href="http://el-extrano-gato-del-cuento.blogspot.com/">El Extraño Gato del Cuento</a><br/><br/>Esta es la historia de Beth. Sé que muchos se preguntarán: ¿Beth no quedó con Isaiah? ¿Quién es ese Ryan que viene a malograrlo todo? Si tuviste un ataque de celos como yo (ojalá, porque no quiero sentirme la única loca), aquí viene la respuesta, a Katie le encanta hacer sufrir a su lectores. Personalmente tenía una valla muy alta con <a href="http://el-extrano-gato-del-cuento.blogspot.com/2013/05/katie-mcgarry-pushing-limits-1.html">tRompiendo las Normas</a>, la historia tomó los tópicos de toda la vida y lo hizo algo bastante diferente, así que Dare You To lo tenía un poco difícil conmigo.<br/><br/>La narrativa de McGarry sigue siendo muy entretenida, con un lenguaje fluido y muy buenos diálogos. Solo que el libro no me gustó tanto como el anterior. Ryan me parece demasiado simple, no porque sea "un chico bueno", sé que tengo debilidad por los bad boys, pero eso no tiene nada que ver, solo que Ryan como personaje protagonista no me convenció, no me hizo surgir ningún apasionamiento hacia él. La verdad es que Ryan no tiene mucha gracia. Es lindo, pero ahí nada más.<br/><br/>Yo sé que una gran preocupación para gran cantidad de los que esperaban el libro era Beth-Isaiah. Luego de leer la sinopsis ya me veía odiando el libro, a Beth y/o Katie. Yo tengo un trauma con la traición (tan solo de pensar en una me hace doler el corazón) Katie lo supo manejar bien, no sé si me hice a la idea muy rápido o qué, lo lamenté por Isaiah pero citando a otro libro: "When is right..."<br/><br/>No lo tengo especialmente ningún voto negativo o alguna razón importante para criticar el libro, sinceramente me gustó pero no logré conectar completamente con los protagonistas. Rompiendo las Normas conquistó mi corazón de una manera que Dare You To no pudo, quizá porque tenía algunas semejanzas con Noah y Echo, algo que no pasó en ésta segunda parte de la serie.<br/><br/>Katie no exagera con los clichés, dándonos una trama directa, con un argumento que con muchos otros escritores pudo ser tan solo uno más pero que ella vuelve memorable. Si bien Dare You To no se ha vuelto mi favorito, pasé un buen momento leyendo y espero ansiosa la tercera parte de la serie: Crash Into You (Pushing The Limits #3) ¡La historia de Isaiah! Que dicen será extremadamente dolorosa ¡Yay!<br/><br/>Reseña completa: <a href="http://el-extrano-gato-del-cuento.blogspot.com/2013/09/katie-mcgarry-pushing-limits-2-dare-you.html">El Extraño Gato del Cuento</a>"
"J just read it and mag i say i loved this book it was so good "
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