MFB: Dare You To (Pushing the Limits # 2)

“That must be love: when everything else in the world could implode and you wouldn't care as long as you had that one person standing beside you.” 

     Dare You To is the second book in Katie McGarry's Pushing The Limits series and is one of my favorite books of all time. This sweet, heartbreaking romance novel is one of the most emotional experiences I have ever had with a book. The novel tells the story of unconventional Beth Risk and golden boy Ryan Stone as they go from hate to love in an emotional journey.

     When I bought the first book in this series, I wasn't expecting that I would find one of my favorite romance series. While reading Pushing The Limits I found Beth an interesting character although there wasn't much of her and she wasn't exactly nice. But that's exactly what I liked about her. When I finished the first book and found out that there will be a book for Beth, I was extremely happy. 

Here is the official description of the book:

"If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom's freedom and her own happiness. That's how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn't want her and going to a school that doesn't understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn't get her, but does....
Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jock-with secrets he can't tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do crazy things. The craziest? Asking out the Skater girl who couldn't be less interested in him.
But what begins as a dare becomes an intense attraction neither Ryan nor Beth expected. Suddenly, the boy with the flawless image risks his dreams-and his life-for the girl he loves, and the girl who won't let anyone get too close is daring herself to want it all...."

     I really, really liked Beth although she was annoying most of the time. But I loved her and I identified with her. She was broken, unable to trust and scared to love. She had a very tough life and the second she let herself get carried away even for a second, something terrible would await her. 

     While Ryan's character wasn't as intriguing and mysterious as Noah from Pushing The Limits or as sexy and messed up as Isaiah, the dangerous boy who liked Beth, I really liked him as well. I loved how the second he realized Beth would never give him a chance he only got more determined to get her. I love how after all the bad things Beth does he still feels the need to pursue her. I loved how he needed to protect her from herself and from others. 

      I was instantly happy with my decision to continue this series when I started reading Dare You To. I loved that this book made me laugh and made me cry. This book ruined me, broke my heart and then put all the pieces back together. If you're looking for a nice romance book that will do that to you, I definitely recommend checking out Dare You To!