Veronica sees ghosts—more specifically, her mother’s ghost, thanks to the blinding migraines that consume her whole life and keep Veronica on the fringes. But the haunting afterimages make her wonder if there is something more going on….
Golden boy Sawyer is handsome and popular, a state champion swimmer, but this All-American is hiding an adrenaline addiction that could kill him. Drawn to each other after a chance meeting, can they help each other battle the demons that haunt their every step or will they push their luck too far and risk losing it
all…including their lives?
What I thought about Echoes Between Us
In this YA contemporary romance, Katie McGarry does what she does
best -- delivers a story about two young adults who are forced to grow
up too soon and who face some very serious and adult situations. This book
has a lot going on.
Sawyer loves the rush of adrenaline, and he seeks this to escape his mother who has an
addiction. He's left to take care of things in the household and it's getting to be a challenge. His
family has just moved into a supposedly haunted house, and the upstairs tenant is the "strange" girl from school.
Veronica
has lots of secrets too, one of those being she sees ghosts. There is a
paranormal aspect to this book that makes it slightly creepy and a bit
different and I loved it! It adds a bit of a paranormal dash of spice to the story.
You can guess
where this is story is going when Sawyer and Veronica end up doing a
school project together. There's a lovely relationship blooming here with
these two characters finding that they fit together somehow. Even though some
of the story is a little predictable, there are some surprises. I loved
these two characters. Both have immense situations they are dealing
with, and they are good together.
I really enjoyed this, especially the historical aspect of the TB hospital and it's connection to Saranac Lake, one of my favorite places in the northeast. This tale of young love in the face of many challenges kept me turning the pages after a bit of a slow start to the story.
A complimentary copy was provided for review.
Katie McGarry Bio
Katie is the author of the PUSHING THE LIMITS series, THUNDER ROAD series, SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME, and the upcoming YA novel, ONLY A BREATH APART. Her novels have received starred reviews, critical acclaim and have won multiple awards including being a multiple Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for YA Fiction, multiple RT Magazine's Reviewer's Choice Award Finalist for Best YA Fiction, including a win in the category, and she was a 2013 YALSA Top Ten Teen Pick.
1 comment:
I'm glad you enjoyed this. I am not much on YA right now. I'm such a moody reader and I'm stuck on a different genre
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