{"id":29503,"date":"2018-01-27T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=29503"},"modified":"2018-01-20T22:14:06","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T03:14:06","slug":"blog-tour-arc-review-excerpt-giveaway-say-youll-remember-me-by-katie-mcgarry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=29503","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour, ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Say You’ll Remember Me by Katie McGarry"},"content":{"rendered":"

From critically acclaimed author Katie McGarry, comes SAY YOU\u2019LL REMEMBER ME<\/strong>\u2014a story of two people from different worlds pushing themselves, and each other, to get what they deserve!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

SAY YOU\u2019LL REMEMBER ME releases on January 30, 2018<\/span>. Order your copy today!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Synopsis<\/b><\/h4>\n

“Doesn’t matter who did it. Not anymore. I did the time. It’s over.”<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

When Drix was convicted of a crime–one he didn’t commit–he thought his life was over. But opportunity came with the Second Chance Program, the governor’s newest pet project to get delinquents off the streets, rehabilitated and back into society. Drix knows this is his chance to get his life back on track, even if it means being paraded in front of reporters for a while.<\/p>\n

Elle knows she lives a life of privilege. As the governor’s daughter, she can open doors with her name alone. But the expectations and pressure to be someone she isn’t may be too much to handle. She wants to follow her own path, whatever that means.<\/p>\n

When Drix and Elle meet, their connection is immediate, but so are their problems. Drix is not the type of boy Elle’s parents have in mind for her, and Elle is not the kind of girl who can understand Drix’s messy life.<\/p>\n

But sometimes love can breach all barriers.<\/p>\n

Fighting against a society that can’t imagine them together, Drix and Elle must push themselves–Drix to confront the truth of the robbery, and Elle to assert her independence–and each other to finally get what they deserve.<\/p>\n

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Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

4 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

Once again, Katie McGarry delivers a heartfelt and beautifully written coming of age story as two teenagers from two very different walks of life fall in love against the odds as they battle against the ties that bind them.<\/p>\n

Hendrix has just returned home after serving time in juvenile detention for a crime he didn\u2019t commit. He was a wild child and took a plea bargain to avoid adult prison and, as part of the Governor\u2019s new initiative of a second chance program, underwent counselling and rehabilitation, and has turned his life around. Drix has had a difficult life and he made bad choices, going off the rails, and heading down a path of destruction, but he has come a long way in rebuilding himself, and while he is motivated to live a good life, he\u2019s terrified of doing anything to tip the scales to send him back to where he used to be.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t afford to take risks anymore.\u00a0 I\u2019ve changed, and it\u2019s time to play it safe.\u00a0 It\u2019s time to realize I can\u2019t chase anything that makes me happy anymore.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Elle is the daughter of the Governor. With wealth, beauty and privilege, on the surface she has a perfect life. But in reality she is struggling under the pressure and expectations placed upon her.
\nShe believes in her father, and though she is forced to work the campaign trail with him, she works hard to make her parents proud, but more and more she is feeling the pull to find her own dreams and live a life that will make her happy.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not okay. I\u2019m seventeen years old, I don\u2019t know who I am, and I don\u2019t have any idea how to get my parents to take me seriously. I\u2019m trapped, and I can\u2019t breathe.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When Drix and Elle meet there is an immediate connection between them. But Drix knows that he has no business being with the Governor\u2019s daughter. Not only does she deserve a good guy, but she is a temptation that threatens his very freedom.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs much as I want nothing more than to be around you, as much as I want to touch you and kiss you and hear your laughter and your voice, I can\u2019t. You and me \u2013 it can\u2019t happen. Not in public. Not in private. I lost one year of my life, and I can\u2019t lose any more.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But they find something together that neither of them have experienced before \u2013 a solace and comfort, an understanding of their positions and the need for something more<\/i> from their lives – and they develop a gorgeous friendship. But it\u2019s a friendship that sizzles with their forbidden attraction to each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou think it\u2019s smart for a guy like me to kiss the governor\u2019s daughter? You need to know who I was before, so you\u2019ll stay away from me, and before, I wasn\u2019t a nice guy.\u201d
\nElle studies me too seriously and long enough it causes me to shift my footing. \u201cYou want to kiss me?\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And as they spend time together, entering each other\u2019s worlds and leaning on each other more and more, their friendship naturally morphs into something a whole lot more.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is this, Drix?\u201d I whisper. \u201cWhat is this between us?\u201d
\n\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d he says against by neck. \u201cBut I\u2019m not ready to let it go yet.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Katie McGarry writes gorgeous YA romance, and she\u2019s done a wonderful job with Drix and Elle. It\u2019s sweet, innocent and so beautiful, but their chemistry is strong. They may from two completely different worlds, but the connection they form is undeniable, and I loved watching them come together and find the happiness, support and acceptance that they both want so badly.<\/p>\n

But their relationship is a secret, and is something that Elle\u2019s family would never condone. And with Drix battling against the chains of his past and searching for answers about his conviction, and both of them fighting to get the future they so badly want, they\u2019ll have to dig deep for the strength to face up to the storm that is coming their way.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trapped. I\u2019ve told you from the get-go we\u2019re trapped. We don\u2019t get to make a single choice in our lives. We\u2019re puppets who thought for a few seconds we didn\u2019t have strings.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a beautifully written story. Drix and Elle\u2019s stories are different with very different obstacles, but their journeys are similar as they figure out who they want to be and how to make that happen, and I was captivated as it all unfolded. I could feel their angst and despair, and my heart ached for them at the seemingly hopeless positions they were in.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re stronger together, Drix. I promise we are. Please don\u2019t give up on us. Please don\u2019t give up on yourself.\u201d
\n\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d he says into my hair. \u201cI don\u2019t know where to go from here. I don\u2019t know how to be the man you deserve when we can\u2019t even be seen together in public. I don\u2019t know who I am, especially when I\u2019m never going to be anything more than who I was.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The strength of these characters absolutely floored me, and more than that, the strength of love, and of family, is beautifully shown, and I loved the addition of Drix\u2019s family and friends, who had an important part to play in his story. The perfect family doesn\u2019t have everything, but they have each other\u2019s backs, and I loved the relationship that Drix had with the people in his life.<\/p>\n

And as the story all comes to a head, with secrets revealed and everything on the line, I couldn\u2019t flip the pages fast enough, desperate to see how it was all going to end, and feeling everything along the way.<\/p>\n

Amazing things are going to happen because that\u2019s what happens when you find your wings and finally fly.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a beautifully written, emotional story that is heartfelt and real, with characters that you cannot help but love and cheer for. A gorgeous coming of age book, and I loved it!<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Excerpt<\/strong><\/h4>\n

~Ellison~
\nThe sights and sounds of the midway fade, and all I hear is buzzing. I close my eyes as more pissed-off tears fill my eyes. Why won\u2019t they go away?<\/p>\n

\u201cYou okay?\u201d a guy asks.<\/p>\n

I open my eyes and focus on the ground. My eyes are red, I know they are. I can feel the puffiness of my skin. I take a deep breath, look up to explain I\u2019m okay, and freeze.<\/p>\n

Holy hell. It\u2019s the boy from Whack-A- Mole. He\u2019s so much more breathtaking this close, and I have no idea how that\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre those guys bothering you?\u201d he asks.<\/p>\n

My forehead furrows. Yes, they are, but telling him the truth and inviting him into my problems seems wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince you\u2019re so talkative, I\u2019ll start the conversation,\u201d he says. \u201cIf you want to get rid of those guys then stand here and talk to me, and I\u2019ll stand here and talk to you. You can smile like you know me because it\u2019s tough to make me smile, and it will seem fake. Then I can try to win you a stuffed animal. Won\u2019t be a snake, but it will do. Those losers will catch on we\u2019re friends. Eventually, they\u2019ll keep walking, and then they\u2019ll return to their loser frat house where they\u2019ll play with themselves for the rest of the night because they don\u2019t know how to properly talk to a girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

I blink because all thought processes have taken a mini break. Either that or I\u2019m having a stroke.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust a smile. Maybe a few mumbled words. Tell me anything. Doesn\u2019t have to be poetic. Just your lips moving in my direction without your current blank expression.\u201d<\/p>\n

I blink again, many times, as the sights, sounds and smells of the midway blast back as if someone had pushed the play button on my life. I flash the perfectly practiced public smile I\u2019ve used too many other times in my life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know how to get them to leave me alone.\u201d I pause, then the bitterness leaks out as well as a grim grin. \u201cAt least not without a baseball and a well-placed throw. Some people shouldn\u2019t be allowed to continue their genetics.\u201d<\/p>\n

The right side of his mouth tips up, and my eyes narrow on him. \u201cI thought you didn\u2019t smile easily.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a twisted sense of humor, and I didn\u2019t think a girl like you could make me laugh. You\u2019ve done it twice now. That\u2019s a record for the past year.\u201d<\/p>\n

I bristle, still on the dangerous edge of anger. \u201cA girl like me?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, one that\u2019s out of my league. Listen, if you want to get out of this situation without it escalating, let me know. Otherwise, I\u2019ll take a step back, and you can do whatever you need. I\u2019m all about helping, but I\u2019m not looking to get into a fight. Your call on how this goes down, but if it\u2019s violence, you\u2019re on your own.\u201d<\/p>\n

He says he doesn\u2019t want to partake in violence, but there\u2019s an essence about him that says he could drop anyone at any time and do it without breaking a sweat.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s looking at me, I\u2019m looking at him, and the flutter in my chest returns.<\/p>\n

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Pre-order Campaign<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Pre-order SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME, register and you will receive AND THEY ALL LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER, a novella that features your favorite\u00a0Pushing the Limits<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Thunder Road<\/i>\u00a0characters!<\/p>\n

From the\u00a0Pushing the Limits<\/i>\u00a0series, Noah, Beth, Isaiah, West and Logan are all grown up. Catch up with your favorite characters as one of them finally says, I do.<\/p>\n

Pigpen, Eli and Addison from the\u00a0Thunder Road<\/i>\u00a0series: Three separate personalities who still needed to find love…and still had someone important to meet.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a limited time offer! So hurry! Registration ends on\u00a0February 3, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/span>! You must register your preorder to receive AND THEY ALL LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER.<\/p>\n

REGISTER HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Giveaway<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A $100 Amazon Gift Card for one winner!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

ENTER HERE GIVEAWAY HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Escapist Book Blog is not responsible for this giveaway<\/em><\/p>\n

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Katie McGarry
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\"KatieKatie McGarry was a teenager during the age of grunge and boy bands and remembers those years as the best and worst of her life. She is a lover of music, happy endings, reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan.<\/p>\n

Katie is the author of full length YA novels, PUSHING THE LIMITS<\/a>, DARE YOU TO<\/a>, CRASH INTO YOU<\/a>, TAKE ME ON<\/a>,\u00a0 BREAKING THE RULES<\/a>, and NOWHERE BUT HERE<\/a> and the e-novellas, CROSSING THE LINE<\/a> and RED AT NIGHT. Her debut YA novel, PUSHING THE LIMITS was a 2012 Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction, a RT Magazine\u2019s 2012 Reviewer\u2019s Choice Awards Nominee for Young Adult Contemporary Novel, a double Rita Finalist, and a 2013 YALSA Top Ten Teen Pick. DARE YOU TO was also a Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction and won RT Magazine\u2019s Reviewer\u2019s Choice Best Book Award for Young Adult Contemporary fiction in 2013.<\/p>\n

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