DainyBernstein reviewed Going too far by Jennifer Echols
Review of 'Going too far' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Full review on Reader's Dialogue: readersdialogue.blogspot.com/2011/10/going-too-far.html
I'd been reading a lot of good things about Jennifer Echols, and Going Too Far does not disappoint. The characters are real, the emotions are raw, and you feel every bit of the story along with Meg and John. The relationship develops naturally, so that when everything blows up and they still get back together, it makes sense, and more than that, as the reader you're rooting for them both by that time.
I love how the positions are reversed in this story - it's usually the bad boy that the good girl is attracted to, but here it's the other way around. And there are real layers to both characters in the book. Meg is not a stereotypical "bad girl," which makes sense, as she is the heroine, but John is also not a stereotypical "good guy" either. They're real, complex …
Full review on Reader's Dialogue: readersdialogue.blogspot.com/2011/10/going-too-far.html
I'd been reading a lot of good things about Jennifer Echols, and Going Too Far does not disappoint. The characters are real, the emotions are raw, and you feel every bit of the story along with Meg and John. The relationship develops naturally, so that when everything blows up and they still get back together, it makes sense, and more than that, as the reader you're rooting for them both by that time.
I love how the positions are reversed in this story - it's usually the bad boy that the good girl is attracted to, but here it's the other way around. And there are real layers to both characters in the book. Meg is not a stereotypical "bad girl," which makes sense, as she is the heroine, but John is also not a stereotypical "good guy" either. They're real, complex characters, and they both have to learn to deal with traumatic events - and the way they do that, separately and together, is what makes this story.
A good read, with both fun and tender moments.
