--- product_id: 116209231 title: "Pushing the Limits: A Powerful YA Romance About Overcoming Trauma and Finding Love" brand: "katie mcgarry" price: "573894₫" currency: VND in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/116209231-pushing-the-limits-a-powerful-ya-romance-about-overcoming-trauma store_origin: VN region: Vietnam --- # Pushing the Limits: A Powerful YA Romance About Overcoming Trauma and Finding Love **Brand:** katie mcgarry **Price:** 573894₫ **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Pushing the Limits: A Powerful YA Romance About Overcoming Trauma and Finding Love by katie mcgarry - **How much does it cost?** 573894₫ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vn](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/116209231-pushing-the-limits-a-powerful-ya-romance-about-overcoming-trauma) ## Best For - katie mcgarry enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted katie mcgarry brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Pushing the Limits: A Powerful YA Romance About Overcoming Trauma and Finding Love - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81lrpyAhXZL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pushing the Limits is a dark young adult romance with complex characters you can't help rooting for. *by T***. on Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2017* 4-1/2 stars. Pushing the Limits is intense. It covers dark elements, including mental illness, loss of family, the foster care system, and the high school microcosm. Echo is scarred with no memories of how she got that way. Her mother is bi-polar and is no longer allowed to see Echo. Echo's beloved older brother died serving the country and her one goal (besides getting her memory back) is to get his classic muscle car running again. Living with her father and pregnant step-mother, Echo's former babysitter, piles insult on to injury. Noah's no better off. After losing both his parents in a car accident, he and his two younger brothers were put into the foster care system. After one particularly bad home, they were separated and Noah has only supervised visitation with his brothers. All he wants is to get his brothers back. There's no way these two messed up kids should be together, and yet that's exactly what happens with more angst and drama than any young adult book I've read in quite a while.PlotThere are really three plots, though the romance is the main plot, with the other two as strong subplots.The main plot is the romance between Noah and Echo. There's a lot standing between these two finding happiness together, not the least of which is Noah's brothers (subplot #1) and Echo's memories (subplot #2). All three are expertly woven together.CharactersWe get dual first-person point of view, and Echo and Noah are both well developed and well differentiated. Each has true growth that is in line with the characters the author has created. They're both likeable and sympathetic, while still being far from perfect.What Didn't Work for Me1. The pacing. The pacing was off in a few places, particularly the ending. I felt like once we had the climax, it took too many chapters to wrap up the loose ends. And there were places throughout the book where things slowed down too much for me. I found myself setting the book down and walking away from it, sometimes for days.What I Enjoyed About Pushing the Limits1. Echo. Everything from her name to her artistic nature makes her a heroine I can root for.2. Noah. He's everything a book boyfriend should be, from the way he cares about Echo to the way he'd sacrifice everything for his younger brothers.3. The angst. Yeah, it's my favorite kind of romance.4. The ending. I love the way the story wrapped up. It's not a perfect happily ever after, but it's real and satisfying in all the best ways.5. Family. Echo's and Noah's family situations couldn't be more different and yet both were beautifully complex in their own ways, showing us that family comes in all shapes and sizes.Bottom LinePushing the Limits is a dark young adult romance with complex characters you can't help rooting for. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Intense Love Story! *by Q***A on Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2015* I finished this book about a month ago but haven't had a chance to sit down and write my review until now. This book had many great reviews from some fellow bloggers, so I knew it would be one I would have to read.Echo Emerson went from "popular" to "freak" over night practically overnight. What caused this downfall, she can't quite remember. She just knows it has to do with the horrible scars on her arms. She hides them, and tries to remember what happen the night she got them.Echo had an over bearing father, and a mother that was not around. Over bearing, horrible, father married a much younger woman, and life was not very easy for Echo with the "new" wife.Noah Hutchins, well what can I say. He's the "bad" boy. I think that is why I liked him from the beginning. hehe. Something about bad boys and how "misunderstood" they are. Noah has had a rough life as well, and has his own secrets. Noah is in search of a tutor for some of his classes, and it just so happens that the counselor has appointed him one. Echo.From their first "meeting" there is something of a spark there. They just weren't quite sure if it was hate, or love. The way their stories unfold is intense.This was a roller coaster ride through some kids that have some hard issues to deal with, and seem to find in each other the comfort they have been seeking.I loved how this book unfolded. Echo and Noah's stories are so sad. Two young kids who are forced to face adult issues before they should have to. How they find common ground it pretty wonderful.Now.....for the stuff I didn't like about the book. The "f" bomb was used too much and there is a lot of sexual innuendo along with some teenage sex. Having said that just as an FYI, I do have to admit I still really enjoyed the book. I just like it when other reviewers give me a "heads up" on that kind of stuff in books.I cannot wait to read the other books in this series.Source: I bought this book for myself a while back. I was not compensated in any way for this review. These are my own PERSONAL views on the book.Content: A lot of language, sexual innuendo, teenage sex, and lots of talk about sex. I personally believe this book is for older teenagers/adults. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Angsty Yet Satisfying *by C***S on Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2016* I had heard good things about this series, but approached it warily because high school romance is not generally my speed anymore. I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy this as much as I did, since it's much more angsty than I usually like. The two main characters have backgrounds so tragic it was a bit of a trial to willingly suspend my disbelief. Yes, maybe such a series of extremely unfortunate events could happen to one person, but two? And I'm to believe that these two so completely damaged people would be a good match for each other, rather than being too broken to help themselves, much less each other?Still, for purposes of a good story, I went with it. I ended up liking Noah and Echo very much, and I liked the way the story revealed the layers of their tragic histories gradually, without info dumping or excessive navel-gazing. I liked that both characters had their own individual character arcs, independent of their evolution into a couple. I liked that supporting characters were well-developed and had important roles in the story, and were not just there to give the main characters someone to talk to when their significant other wasn't around. -And the romance was very satisfying, though much angstier than I generally prefer.Because this book is about and for high school readers, the main characters don't have sex, though there is discussion of it and progress toward that end goal. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vn/products/116209231-pushing-the-limits-a-powerful-ya-romance-about-overcoming-trauma](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/116209231-pushing-the-limits-a-powerful-ya-romance-about-overcoming-trauma) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vietnam* *Store origin: VN* *Last updated: 2026-05-22*