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Katie McGarry

Review: Risking it All (Pushing the Limits Next Generation, #1) by Katie McGarry

October 26, 2024 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! Oh, what a delight to come back into this world! Pushing the Limits remains one of my all-time favourite reads, even 12 years after its publication. It’s an incredible YA […]

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Review: A Glorious and Devilish Expanse (Witches of the Island, #3) by Katie McGarry

March 3, 2023March 2, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars! The third and final book in the Witches of the Island series, this book delivers the epic ending that I was hoping for. From the moment I started this emotional urban […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Stormy and Sultry Sea (Witches of the Island, #2) by Katie McGarry

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 AJ Drama

A Stormy and Sultry Sea, the second book in the Witches of the Island series, is live! Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble   Blurb A witch and a Fae aren’t supposed to fall in love, […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Wicked and Beautiful Garden (Witches of the Island, #1) by Katie McGarry

May 5, 2021April 29, 2021 AJ Action

  A Wicked and Beautiful Garden by Katie McGarry is my latest favorite read, and it’s available now!!!   Amazon  |  B&N  |  Google Play Apple Books, Kobo and other international etailers   Blurb Twenty-eight […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Only a Breath Apart by Katie McGarry

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  B-A-M  |  B&N  |  Apple Books   Blurb They say your destiny is carved in stone. But some destinies are meant to be broken. The only curse […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Say You’ll Remember Me by Katie McGarry

January 27, 2018January 20, 2018 AJ Drama

From critically acclaimed author Katie McGarry, comes SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME—a story of two people from different worlds pushing themselves, and each other, to get what they deserve! SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME releases on January […]

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Long Way Home

New Release Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Long Way Home (Thunder Road, #3) by Katie McGarry

January 31, 2017January 31, 2017 AJ Book News

  The highly anticipated third book in Katie McGarry’s Thunder Road Series is released today! LONG WAY HOME is a Young Adult Contemporary Romance being published by Harlequin Teen.  Grab your copy of the next book in this emotionally […]

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Review: Walk the Edge (Thunder Road, #2) by Katie McGarry

March 16, 2016January 13, 2017 AJ Bikers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars “The boy everyone sees but nobody knows … the girl who everybody knows but nobody sees. Katie McGarry is my go-to author for YA drama/romance. She writes highly […]

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Review: Take Me On (Pushing the Limits, #4) by Katie McGarry

July 20, 2015October 23, 2024 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon   |  Paperback [yasr_overall_rating size=”large”] Review “You’re worth fighting for.” 4.5 stars. This is book 4 in the Pushing the Limits series, and OMG, I love this series! Pushing the Limits is an all-time […]

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Review: Nowhere But Here (Thunder Road, #1) by Katie McGarry

May 8, 2015January 13, 2017 AJ Bikers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 stars – I love this book! I’m a massive fan of Katie McGarry. She writes wonderful YA romantic drama, and when I heard that she was starting a new […]

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Review: Breaking the Rules (Pushing the Limits, #1.5) by Katie McGarry

December 9, 2014December 16, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 ‘Noah and Echo Forever’ stars Pushing the Limits absolutely rocked my world when I read it, and it remains one of my all-time favourite books. I was nervous when […]

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Review: Crash Into You (Pushing the Limits, #3) by Katie McGarry

December 5, 2013October 23, 2024 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review After Pushing the Limits completely rocked my world last year, I promised myself that I would read everything that Katie McGarry publishes, and three books later, I’m not regretting my […]

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Review: Dare You To (Pushing the Limits, #2) by Katie McGarry

June 20, 2013October 23, 2024 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon   |  Paperback [yasr_overall_rating size=”large”] Review OK, I’ve gotta say, I’m developing a pretty severe girl-crush on Katie McGarry! To be honest, I was a little worried about this book. While Pushing the Limits […]

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Review: Crossing the Line (Pushing the Limits, #1.5) by Katie McGarry

August 4, 2012December 16, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review This is a great little novella featuring Lila, Echo’s best friend from Pushing the Limits (one of my absolutely FAVOURITE reads).  Lila has been writing to a boy she met only […]

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Review: Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits, #1) by Katie McGarry

August 4, 2012October 23, 2024 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review ABSOLUTELY, FREAKING AMAZING!!! I cannot gush enough about how much I loved this book. It’s so tempting to rehash the whole story but I could never do it justice, and if […]

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