Crossing the Line
Author: Katie McGarry
Published: April 1st,
2013
Summary:
Katie McGarry captivated readers with her "riveting,
emotional"* Young Adult debut, Pushing the Limits.
In this gripping novella, she tells the story of Lila and Lincoln, who discover
that sometimes it's worth crossing the line for love...
Lila
McCormick first met Lincoln Turner when tragedy struck both their lives. But
she never expected their surprise encounter would lead to two years of
exchanging letters-or that she'd fall for the boy she's only seen once. Their
relationship is a secret, but Lila feels closer to Lincoln than anyone else.
Until she finds out that he lied to her about the one thing she depended on him
for the most.
Hurting
Lila is the last thing Lincoln wanted. For two years, her letters have been the
only thing getting him through the day. Admitting his feelings would cross a
line he's never dared breach before. But Lincoln will do whatever it takes to
fix his mistakes, earn Lila's forgiveness-and finally win a chance to be with
the girl he loves.
Review:
***SPOLIER***
In Crossing the Line, we get to see
inside Lila’s life. We meet her in Katie’s debut novel, “Pushing the Limits”.
She is one of those awesome friends that you want by your side. She does do
some stupid shit, but doesn't everyone’s friend? This story, unfortunately, was
a novella and was very short. One first thought: What a flippin’ bummer! I
loved being able to see inside of her mind, inside her story.
In
this book, we see into her life a little bit more. We learn there is more to
her than we saw in the first book. She is capable of loving and not just for ‘status’.
She falls in love the old fashion: through letters. Not through text messages,
not through emails, not through social media…through good old letters. I
absolutely loved this. She reminds us that we don’t need all of that bogus
stuff to fall in love the best way possible. We also learn that she isn't as
strong as she makes herself out to be. She proves that everyone is vulnerable.
We
meet Lincoln through letters at first but I could already tell he was a
sweetheart. You can tell that he’s been through the ringer and you just want to
give him a hug. Just like Lila, he has fallen in love through letters. He knows
that he loves this girl that he has only met one time. He is just as vulnerable
as Lila.
These
two characters know that with everything that they will face in the future they
were going to need each other. Lila is trying to make herself believe she is
capable of going away to college and she has all the odds against her when
someone starts pranking her. Lincoln was supposed to be there at college with
her but he messes up. When Lincoln goes to apologize for his mess up, he is
there for Lila was she least expect it.
He helps he face her fears when she thought she was going to lose it
all. She was going to let her fear win, but he showed her she could fight
through it.
I
feel like there is still so much left of their story and I wish this story was
continued or much longer. These two characters were awesome to read about. I loved
watching them grow in the short span of time that we saw them. I totally
recommend reading this book and not skipping it. It was a quick, easy read and
it was very enjoyable.
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