I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, ‘Going too far’ by Jennifer Echols. The tension and dynamics between the main character, Meg and the (in my mind) utterly gorgeous John, is superbly written, to feel the ups and downs of their unsteady and unique relationship. Meg is a seventeen year old girl who gets caught by the police for underage drinking and found trespassing on a train bridge. And as her punishment, she has to spend her spring break accompanying the police officer who arrested her, on his nightshift patrol. And he is the professional, charismatic nineteen year old, John After.
“Criminal” meets straight laced police officer; it is a perfect concept for a perfect teen novel. The writing is through the point of view of Meg, and the reader is entertained with her thought process- the witty and sarcastic comments that are said and unsaid- as we discover why both she and John behave in their particular way. Meg has claustrophobia, whilst John has an obsession with the bridge where Meg was caught, and it is explained to us at the end of the novel, but throughout the story, Echols has provided prompts to keep the reader occupied in guessing what the whole truth is. It is just an entertaining light read.
Like many of the books I read, it is a teen novel that isn’t that well known. It just happened to be something I picked up on the shelf at the library at random, read the blurb thinking it sounded good, so thought I should give it a go. And I’m glad that I did, because I didn’t want to put it down and finished it within a day.
8/10
(Note: I also just finished reading 'Spirit Bound' from the Vampire Academy series- 9/10)
“Criminal” meets straight laced police officer; it is a perfect concept for a perfect teen novel. The writing is through the point of view of Meg, and the reader is entertained with her thought process- the witty and sarcastic comments that are said and unsaid- as we discover why both she and John behave in their particular way. Meg has claustrophobia, whilst John has an obsession with the bridge where Meg was caught, and it is explained to us at the end of the novel, but throughout the story, Echols has provided prompts to keep the reader occupied in guessing what the whole truth is. It is just an entertaining light read.Like many of the books I read, it is a teen novel that isn’t that well known. It just happened to be something I picked up on the shelf at the library at random, read the blurb thinking it sounded good, so thought I should give it a go. And I’m glad that I did, because I didn’t want to put it down and finished it within a day.
8/10
(Note: I also just finished reading 'Spirit Bound' from the Vampire Academy series- 9/10)
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