Release Date: March 29, 2016
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Pages: 426
Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult
Summary
Smart. Responsible. That's seventeen-year-old Breanna's role in her large family, and heaven forbid she put a toe out of line. Until one night of shockingly un-Breanna-like behavior puts her into a vicious cyber-bully's line of fire—and brings fellow senior Thomas "Razor" Turner into her life.
Razor lives for the Reign of Terror motorcycle club, and good girls like Breanna just don't belong. But when he learns she's being blackmailed over a compromising picture of the two of them—a picture that turns one unexpected and beautiful moment into ugliness—he knows it's time to step outside the rules.
And so they make a pact: he'll help her track down her blackmailer, and in return she'll help him seek answers to the mystery that's haunted him—one that not even his club brothers have been willing to discuss. But the more time they spend together, the more their feelings grow. And suddenly they're both walking the edge of discovering who they really are, what they want, and where they're going from here. -Goodreads Description
The Rundown
I love Katie McGarry! Ever since I picked up Pushing the Limits a few years ago, I've been hooked on her books. She had a table at the ILF annual conference last fall and I was too afraid to go up to ask her to sign one of her books because I knew I'd word vomit all over the place and just weird her out. Maybe it's a librarian's curse: I can't maintain the little bit of cool I possess around really great authors.
Anyways...this book! Walk the Edge is the second in her new Thunder Road series (check out my review for the first one, Nowhere But Here). Much like me waiting for Isaiah to get his story in the Pushing the Limits series I couldn't wait to know Razor more after meeting him in Nowhere But Here!
Why? I'm a huge (like mega huge) Sons of Anarchy fan. Before I cracked open Walk the Edge I had this picture in my mind of Razor being a young (and way less violent) Jax Teller, complete with the mysterious sexiness, a tragic past, a sharp intellect, and a good heart under a very tough exterior. And I found everything I'd dreamed him up to be and more. Basically, Razor is my book boyfriend jackpot!
Breanna may be my favorite female protagonist that McGarry has ever cooked up! She's insanely smart, kind, and strong. She also wants to change the way people see her: the smart girl, the quiet friend, and the middle child in a huge family. She wants to be seen. She wants to be heard. And senior year is the perfect opportunity to make a splash.
When Razor steers Breanna away from a dangerous situation, a bully snaps a photo of the two in what truly was an innocent moment and threatens Breanna that he'll post it online unless she agrees to help him cheat with school work. As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words and suddenly Breanna is facing a ring of cyber bullies who have already ruined the reputations of a few other girls in town. Refusing to let Breanna be the next victim, Razor makes a deal with her: he has ways to track down her bullies if she helps him look into the mysterious code that could solve his mother's death.
The two set off on a journey of friendship, love, and trust and learn what family means and what sacrifices you'll make to protect what means the most to you. There were some awesome messages (like total teachable moments) in these pages! One of my favorites is when Pigpen, an Afghanistan vet who joined the Reign of Terror when he left the army (and who I want to have his own story too! Please please please??) tells Razor that there's no weakness in admitting when you're facing something that's bigger than you, that it's okay to not go at it alone. That's just a warm fuzzy feel to take away from a book: there's always someone who cares enough to stand beside you.
If you're looking for a great story with characters you'll fall in love with, standing up to bullies, and facing down the demons of the past mixed with a well researched depiction of life in a motorcycle club, start down Thunder Road!!
Rating: 5 Stars. You totally must read this book!
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