tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post2492117688400350976..comments2024-03-25T14:11:39.165-04:00Comments on i swim for oceans: Dare You To by Katie McGarry ReviewMelissa (i swim for oceans)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-22160559641496879782013-07-09T03:30:40.827-04:002013-07-09T03:30:40.827-04:00I really enjoyed this book. I think I actually lik...I really enjoyed this book. I think I actually liked it better than the first book. In the first book you were introduced to Beth and I am happy she got her own book. I was a little upset bc I thought she would end up with someone else. But after reading the book I understood why it had to be this way. And I think that Beth and Ryan make a great couple. I am very excited about the next book being about Isaaih. I guess my only complaint about the book was I would have liked to know what happened more with echo and Noah. I know it wasn't their book I just really wish we could have a little more insight. <br /><br />Maycee Greene (<a href="http://www.mixedmediagraphics.com" rel="nofollow">Anchorage Website Design</a>)Maycee Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00909625736728945626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-11443207521859308842013-06-14T16:08:23.210-04:002013-06-14T16:08:23.210-04:00I absolutely adored this book! It's probably b...I absolutely adored this book! It's probably because I loved Ryan and Beth even more than I loved Noah and Echo. Ryan's a complete sweetheart and Beth, well she's a firecracker! I enjoyed reading their individual stories and the story of their romance. It was so well-done!Alexa S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13185723439360170259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-20264808869863406942013-06-09T09:47:46.585-04:002013-06-09T09:47:46.585-04:00I preferred this to PTL finding Ryan fully capable...I preferred this to PTL finding Ryan fully capable of bringing the swoon and that his wooing of bad girl Beth fit into some of my favorite romance tropes. I loved the snippet of Isaiah's story that we got and am very excited for his full story!The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-33038161464269420722013-06-07T07:57:23.684-04:002013-06-07T07:57:23.684-04:00I definitely see why the two didn't work toget...I definitely see why the two didn't work together now...I just didn't want to agree with it ;)Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-26508569633308746242013-06-07T07:56:59.933-04:002013-06-07T07:56:59.933-04:00Thank you, Keertana! Isaiah's book is going to...Thank you, Keertana! Isaiah's book is going to be wonderful, I'm sure!Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-77685812674321126662013-06-07T07:56:35.034-04:002013-06-07T07:56:35.034-04:00I think the romance was perfect in this one. Usual...I think the romance was perfect in this one. Usually romance doesn't do it for me, but wow...she's good!Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-31818121190280349622013-06-07T07:52:20.770-04:002013-06-07T07:52:20.770-04:00Yeah, I definitely get it, too, but I was totally ...Yeah, I definitely get it, too, but I was totally shocked at first. It worked for me though :)Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-64884853655384713352013-06-07T07:51:49.032-04:002013-06-07T07:51:49.032-04:00I absolutely cannot wait to read it either! Isaiah...I absolutely cannot wait to read it either! Isaiah's story is going to ROCK.Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-73068803028628850372013-06-07T07:51:21.239-04:002013-06-07T07:51:21.239-04:00Thanks, Aman! And yes, I agree on Allison...I real...Thanks, Aman! And yes, I agree on Allison...I really wanted to understand her character more.Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-68886538221083287832013-06-07T07:50:55.005-04:002013-06-07T07:50:55.005-04:00I think that's where we differ, Candace! I'...I think that's where we differ, Candace! I'm all about the hard-hitting emotion ;)Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-86214800825687202072013-06-07T02:51:35.523-04:002013-06-07T02:51:35.523-04:00I was fully prepared to feel let down by Dare You ...I was fully prepared to feel let down by Dare You To. Pushing the Limits is an amazing book, and hard to follow up. I think McGarry did a really great job with this, and despite myself, I was okay with Beth and Isaiah not becoming a couple. (I am DYING to read Crash Into You!) Now that you mention it, I think Allison should've been fleshed out more, too. Good point. Great review.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08355438390442316391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-5355499751243496872013-06-06T23:35:00.278-04:002013-06-06T23:35:00.278-04:00I liked Pushing the Limits a lot but for some reas...I liked Pushing the Limits a lot but for some reason I find myself not as excited about this book. I think it's gotten so much exposure I'm actually a little sick of it, but I'm also not really in the mood for hard hitting and emotional, I want more fun contemporary. I'm thinking maybe in the fall I'll pick this one up. I'm glad that you really enjoyed it though!Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701325312535440179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-70533274390969145352013-06-06T22:53:00.474-04:002013-06-06T22:53:00.474-04:00I was a little surprised when I opened the book up...I was a little surprised when I opened the book up and realized it wasn't a Beth and Isaiah story but I can see why the author veered down this path instead. I was completely invested in these two. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)Sara @ Forever 17 Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472364638348056306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-40362478679611580342013-06-06T21:22:46.891-04:002013-06-06T21:22:46.891-04:00I loved this one Melissa! I never saw Beth and Isa...I loved this one Melissa! I never saw Beth and Isaiah together, I think I'm the only one. But to me they are both broken and bad for each other. I was so glad this one was about a "good" boy and a "bad" girl instead of the other way around. And I agree, there was a lot less drama in this one. It was more romance. But Katie McGarry just has a way with words, doesn't she!<br />Great review! So glad you enjoyed it!<br /><br />HeatherBURIED IN BOOKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205451716054533728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-41981561420521745792013-06-06T15:49:16.278-04:002013-06-06T15:49:16.278-04:00I agree completely - this was such a satisfying co...I agree completely - this was such a satisfying companion novel. I really loved both Beth and Ryan and McGarry wrote them with such a realistic quality. I can't wait for Isaiah's book now! Lovely review, Melissa! :)Keertanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071392026876644282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-91437831382659509392013-06-06T15:43:58.428-04:002013-06-06T15:43:58.428-04:00I agree completely - satisfying and steamy, this o...I agree completely - satisfying and steamy, this one was adorable and kept my attention. It did have its flaws, but McGarry is an author I can just kick back and relax with. Lovely review, Melissa! :)Keertanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071392026876644282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-28990190401601214542013-06-06T15:33:27.188-04:002013-06-06T15:33:27.188-04:00I enjoyed this one too, and I think I was one of t...I enjoyed this one too, and I think I was one of the few who didn't want Beth together with Isaiah at the end of the first book. They weren't good for each other. They didn't challenge the other. I also didn't like Ryan at the beginning of the book, but did love him in the end. So need the next one. I spotted the cover, but I can't say that the guy looks like Isaiah in my head at all. :( Still, will enjoy it, I just know it.Melissa (Books and Things)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-37782203897112881172013-06-06T10:52:39.079-04:002013-06-06T10:52:39.079-04:00I DID, TOO! I love, love, love Isaiah, and I can&#...I DID, TOO! I love, love, love Isaiah, and I can't wait to read his story :))))Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-52414334036114309682013-06-06T10:07:02.009-04:002013-06-06T10:07:02.009-04:00YAY! So glad you enjoyed this one Melissa! I was d...YAY! So glad you enjoyed this one Melissa! I was definitely on the Beth and Isaiah Forever team, but once the story got started I couldn't help but fall in love with Ryan and see how perfect he really was for her and she for him. Isaiah about killed me in this book though, I just wanted to hug him and now I need his book as fast as it's humanly possible to get it to me. Gorgeous review:):)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-41913677690241240372013-06-06T09:02:03.444-04:002013-06-06T09:02:03.444-04:00I like PTL better, as well, but this was definitel...I like PTL better, as well, but this was definitely a good follow-up. I can't complain too much!Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-88208684291826230102013-06-06T09:01:36.160-04:002013-06-06T09:01:36.160-04:00I can't wait either, Mary! Why must books be s...I can't wait either, Mary! Why must books be so good?!Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-52147007964901642192013-06-06T09:01:12.034-04:002013-06-06T09:01:12.034-04:00I hear you on that one, for sure, Ellie! But I'...I hear you on that one, for sure, Ellie! But I'm definitely a huge fan of this book :)Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-47910068961998789372013-06-06T08:52:28.715-04:002013-06-06T08:52:28.715-04:00Ah, I LOVED this book! It had some problems and I ...Ah, I LOVED this book! It had some problems and I missed the growth in Allison and Beth's relationship too, but the amount of emotion in this book made me fall completely in love with it. I wasn't that sad about it not being a Beth x Isaiah story, but it still broke my heart when Beth talked to Isaiah about how things were. <br /><br />- Ellie at <a href="http://selkiereadsstories.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Selkie Reads Stories</a>selkiereadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15054157072513888817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-37013477619723848882013-06-06T08:17:30.276-04:002013-06-06T08:17:30.276-04:00While I was sad this wasn't Beth and Isaiah...While I was sad this wasn't Beth and Isaiah's story, I can see why those two just didn't work as love interests. Too similar, too much history, too enabling of each other...they both need and love each other but as friends not lovers. Once I got past my disappointment, I fully enjoyed this love story and now I can't wait for Isaiah's! Mary @ BookSwarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099395167194720599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-58695404473444200652013-06-06T07:34:40.338-04:002013-06-06T07:34:40.338-04:00I gave this book a four out of five as well. I tho...I gave this book a four out of five as well. I thought it was super entertaining and a good follow-up to Pushing the Limits (which I actually liked a little bit better). And I agree that some of the secondary characters, like Allison, could have been developed a bit more. I really liked the character of Ryan...swoon! :) I'm glad you enjoyed this one--great review!Christina / Book Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661826027260861430noreply@blogger.com