Author: Katie McGarry
Publication Date: November 26th 2013
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Genre: YA Contemporary, realistic fiction
Pages: 474
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Synopsis: (Via GoodReads)
The girl with straight As, designer clothes and the perfect life-that's who people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private-school junior keeps secrets from her wealthy parents and overbearing brothers...and she's just added two more to the list. One involves racing strangers down dark country roads in her Mustang GT. The other? Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Walker-a guy she has no business even talking to. But when the foster kid with the tattoos and intense gray eyes comes to her rescue, she can't get him out of her mind.
Isaiah has secrets, too. About where he lives, and how he really feels about Rachel. The last thing he needs is to get tangled up with a rich girl who wants to slum it on the south side for kicks-no matter how angelic she might look.
But when their shared love of street racing puts both their lives in jeopardy, they have six weeks to come up with a way out. Six weeks to discover just how far they'll go to save each other.
This book was an amazing Contemporary read. The reader follows Isaiah, the typical bad boy who is a sweetheart, and Rachel, a good girl who does what she is told. The two characters meet because of Rachel's love for driving. When they met there is an instant connection on Isaiah's part and a little on Rachel's part because of her being so innocent.
Rachel is in a wealthy put together family and is going through a hard time. She is basically her moms back up child. She was conceived when her older sister dies of Leukemia. Rachel lives her life trying to make her mom happy by being her late sister and doing whatever her mom wants. This causes Rachel to feel the stress of being perfect and it drives her insane, and this can be related to many teen girls. In society there is major pressure on being perfect and Rachel is the character that displays the emotions of this so well. She is a very relate-able and like able character.
Isaiah is the typical bad boy. He has a troubled past, parent issues, and a love for mechanics. Even with this it does not make you love his character any less. He does not want to do bad, he just wants to be good. He wants to make something of himself and get out of his life. He also has a heart, which the reader sees in his chapters. Isaiah is just that bad boy that every girl wants and needs, but he is the bad boy that will stay.
The author's writing was beautiful and made the story and characters more realistic. The underlining themes of everyday life were placed amazingly throughout this book and in a way that many teens can relate to. Even if this sounds like it could be a cheesy contemporary, it is not. I thought that this book was the average lovey-dovey book, but my opinion was changed quickly. I am very happy I read this book and you will be to. I believe that every contemporary lover will fall head over heels for this, and even if you are not a big fan of romances you should still check this out.
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