Name: Walk the Edge
Rating: 4.382978723404255 (47 reviews)
ISBN: 9780373211623

Katie McGarry

When a single act of indiscretion places smart and responsible teen Breanna in the path of a cyberbully, she finds unexpected protection from motorcycle gang member Razor, who asks for her help in finding answers to a longstanding mystery.

Walk the Edge

laura

Such a good story! I really loved both the main characters in this book. It really captured my heart and was a fast read. I did love the girl alot and her "learning" challenges were unique. I love the presence of her big family and also the glimpse of the other thunder road characters! Excited for Violet story next!

One moment of recklessness will change their worlds Smart. Responsible. That's seventeen-year-old Breanna's role in her large family, and heaven forbid she put a toe out of line. Until one night of shockingly un-Breanna-like behavior puts her into a vicious cyber-bully's line of fire--and brings fellow senior Thomas "Razor" Turner into her life. Razor lives for the Reign of Terror motorcycle club, and good girls like Breanna just don't belong. But when he learns she's being blackmailed over a compromising picture of the two of them--a picture that turns one unexpected and beautiful moment into ugliness--he knows it's time to step outside the rules. And so they make a pact: he'll help her track down her blackmailer, and in return she'll help him seek answers to the mystery that's haunted him--one that not even his club brothers have been willing to discuss. But the more time they spend together, the more their feelings grow. And suddenly they're both walking the edge of discovering who they really are, what they want, and where they're going from here.

Claudia 

Mini Review ✨
•
Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry [reread]
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Overall vibe: Cute teen couple. High school drama. Family secrets. 
•
Loved this book. Breanna and Razor are an adorable couple 💛 
•
Another great motorcycle club romance

Lacey

Originally posted at Booklovers For Life

The boy everyone sees but nobody knows is with the girl who everybody knows but nobody sees.

I absolutely love Katie McGarry, have ever since I first read Pushing the Limits, so it pains me to say that I didn’t particularly love Walk the Edge. Overall, it was just an okay read – I really wanted more out of it. I didn’t connect with the main characters all that well, and I got frustrated with the secondary characters. It’s well-written and definitely more on the mature side of YA, but that wasn’t enough to make me love this book. That being said, if you’ve read the previous Thunder Road book and loved it, hopefully you’ll enjoy Walk the Edge more than I did. I was sucked into the MC life just as much as I was in Nowhere But Here, but it was the characters I had problems with.

Breanna is sibling number 5 out of 9, and she’s always been the smart, responsible one that her family takes advantage of and never appreciates. She has a talent that she sees as a curse – she’s able to retain a lot of information in her brain, but she’s been seen as a freak because of it her whole life. It’s only when she starts talking to Thomas Turner, aka Razor of the Reign of Terror Motorcycle Club, that she begins to feel as brilliant as she really is. Breanna is sweet and an incredible girl, but I hated how she let her family walk all over her. I really felt for her character, in between her siblings nearly hating her and bullies at school, but it’s hard for her to stand up for herself, and all the antagonism against her got on my nerves.

Razor has never been the same since his mother’s death when he was a child, but ever since talking to an investigator, he suspects his mother never committed suicide and instead was murdered. Razor doesn’t trust easily, and when his club doesn’t offer the answers he knows they have, he begins to trust even less. But when he’s with Breanna, he can just be a regular boy, and not someone who has heaps of problems in his life.

She’s my girl now and I’ll do anything for her at any time. I’m in love with her.

Even though I didn’t connect very well with Razor or Breanna, I adored the way their romance developed. It’s the perfect bad boy/good girl story – so if you enjoy that trope, I would definitely recommend giving Walk the Edge a try. Hopefully you won’t be as annoyed as I was with all the secondary characters who cause problems in Razor and Breanna’s life. Even though I didn’t love Walk the Edge, I’m super excited for the sequel, Chevy and Violet’s book – I’ve been looking forward to them ever since meeting them in the first book of the series!

Thanks to the publisher for generously providing me an ARC to review.

Quotes are taken from the ARC and are subject to change in the final version.

Amazon Ebook: http://amzn.to/1M1Un93
Amazon Paperback: http://amzn.to/1UesWxp
Audible: http://amzn.to/20Sv96T

Liked this review? Subscribe to Booklovers For Life for more!

Genesis (@whisperingchapters)

This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.

Walk the Edge is a poignant, delightful and thrilling novel that will grab the readers attention right from the start.

Breanna is a very responsible, down-to-earth girl who starts getting blackmailed and she has no idea how to stop this without facing the consequences. Bre's life at home is already hell and now add to that a blackmail that she cannot handle. My only issue with this story was Bre's family. Her family's exasperating! They would neglect her except for when they needed something and even then, they wouldn't ask nicely! I debated lowering the rating I gave this book because of this irritating family. They got on my nerves and they riled me up. Their treatment for their daughter/sibling was horrendous. I mean, the parents should be the responsible ones and yet they dump everything on Breanna and don't even help her or defend her against her siblings. I know it's wrong but if I could kill all of that family, I would in a heartbeat.

Everyone says the same thing: Breanna's smart, she's quiet. On the inside, I'm not at all quiet. Most of the time, I'm screaming.

Razor is one of the members of the Terror motorcycle club. He's a very reserved person and only really talks when needed. For Razor to help out Breanna is a huge step for him and he's even surprised he offered. In return for Razor's kindness, Breanna sets out to find out what really happened to a family member of his because not even the club he belongs to has talked about it. They find solace in one another and together they go on a journey to figure out what to do with this whole mess.

There's an edginess inside me. something stirring like a cold front on the verge of colliding with warm air. Too many demons are hovering near me and the one thing that can release the pressure is a good fight.

Nowhere But Here was my first Katie McGarry's novel and it was a huge success. I was left wanting to know about Razor and I was surprised to have gotten access to this second book in the series. I enjoyed it so much. Razor and Breanna were so charming and kind of hilarious at times, especially when they met. We have Breanna who's prejudiced by who Razor is and Razor doesn't know if he should open up to Breanna or not. As the story goes on, both characters start to rely on each other and slowly start to form a relationship, which was slow and sweet.

Breanna transports me to all sorts of new places. It's not her physical proximity getting to me, it's the fact that she makes me feel.

The plot had me on edge! My heart was racing as I kept reading and I had no idea what would happen to Breanna and Razor. The blackmail reached a new level and I was gripping my kindle wanting to know where the story would go and if it would be satisfying at the end. Let me tell you it totally was! My heart broke for a few minutes and I was about to start yelling when the story took a different turn and it made me happy. The ending was ultimately gratifying and the author ended the story very nicely.

The boy everyone sees but nobody knows is with the girl who everybody knows but nobody sees.

I received an eARC from the publisher for free in exchange for an honest review.This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.

Walk the Edge

Reviews

Highlights