{Review+Giveaway} Push by Claire Wallis @clairewallisNA @MIRAEditors

April 7, 2015 Giveaways, New Adult, Reviews 16 ★★★½

{Review+Giveaway} Push by Claire Wallis @clairewallisNA @MIRAEditors

{Review+Giveaway} Push by Claire Wallis @clairewallisNA @MIRAEditorsPush by Claire Wallis
Pages: 330
Published by Harlequin MIRA, Novels on May 1, 2014
Genres: dark, Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse, Love & Romance, New Adult, Social Issues, Suspense/Thriller
Source: ecopy from Publisher
three-half-stars

I feel like I am wrapped in a cyclone. Everything is whirling around me, drawing the air out of my lungs and filling me with the best kind of turmoil. Every time his tongue slides against mine, a prickle in my gut tells me how right we are together. How much I need David. How much I need us.

I hope the cyclone never stops.

Emma Searfoss has spent a lifetime trying to escape her abusive stepfather. It’s why she moved far away from home. It’s why she’s kept no ties with her remaining family. And it’s why she’s got a major rage problem. When her neighbor shows up to fix the kitchen in her new apartment, his enigmatic charm calms the fire in her. David is cool and collected, and he makes Emma feel safe for the first time ever. But David has his own chilling past—his six previous girlfriends have all disappeared without a trace. Emma’s walking a dangerous line, but David’s pull is intoxicating. And impossible to resist…

This is a new adult romance with mature content for readers 17 and up.

Note: This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence.
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NA Review My Thoughts

Whoa! That is honestly the thought that keeps running through my head. I just finished Push by Claire Wallis and my head is still spinning. This book is so totally messed up and crazy. And I don’t care if it makes me messed up and crazy too, but I liked every send of this dysfunctional and dark thriller romance. The book is told in Emma and Davids point of view, and it alternates back and forth between the past and the present. But each chapter is clearly labeled, so I had no problem following the flow of the story. The book starts out with a chapter from each Emma and David’s point of view describing the same event, and you are like “HOLY COW! Is what I think’s about to happen, really about to happen??” And that sentence right there, should set the tone of the book. There will be a lot of Holy cow moments while reading Push.

You need to know right off the bat that Emma and David are messed up characters. They are. Know that and be ok with that because if you are a reader that can’t handle dysfuntion, this is not the book for you. But if you like that kind of thing or if you are intrigued like I was, you should totally give Push a try because this will take you on one heck of an emotional and jaw dropping ride. And all I can say is you better hold on tight. Claire Wallis, I bow down to you. You totally messed with my head until I didn’t know which way was up.

David has had 6 ex girlfriends that have all disappeared. And Emma acts like she has to prove to the world how strong she is, so when David comes into her like as a total creeper she doesn’t immediately push him out. He is the apartment complex’s handyman and when he comes in and immediately destroys her kitchen, I had another WTF moment. They are forced to spend time together and he rebuilds her kitchen and thus the crazy convoluted relationship they share glows into something kinda fascinating, kinda scary, and totally addictive. I won’t even tell you how many times, I thought I had a theory about the crazy David, and how many times I was wrong. Well played Ms. Wallis. Well played.

Another thing I really liked about Push was that each of David’s 6 ex girlfriends got a chapter spread out throughout Push so that you could get a glimpse into her story. And I have to tell you, each story delved a little bit into the madman that is David. I thought it really completed the picture that Claire Wallis so creepily and beautifully depicted. Push is a great read. Totally messed up, and totally different than anything else I have read in a long time. There is the mother of all cliffhangers though, so be prepared. Expect the unexpected.

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About Claire Wallis

Claire Wallis has penned hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles over the last ten years, with science playing the lead role in almost all of them. Though non-fiction writing will forever be her first love, fiction has unexpectedly swooped in, hooked her by the soul, and become her true love. As a result of this coup d’état, Claire’s writing career has made a complete U-turn, and instead of rocks, plants, insects, and microbes, she is now putting human characters in the lead.

Claire’s previous jobs include working at a limestone quarry, hawking vegetables at a farmer’s market, clerking at the dollar store, and convincing new mothers that they need to renew their subscription to that parenting magazine in order for their child to survive. She lives in Pennsylvania with her amazingly awesome husband and son.

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16 Responses to “{Review+Giveaway} Push by Claire Wallis @clairewallisNA @MIRAEditors”

  1. Jessica Snow

    I like the cover and enjoyed reading the excerpt.
    Thanks for the giveaway! =)

  2. debbie

    Interesting excerpt – I like the fact that this book deals with people who arent just fluff and no substance who have ‘issues’ just like in the real world. No offence meant – just my opinion. I’ll be looking for this book thanks for sharing

  3. Lisa Coomer Queen

    This sounds like an awesome read. Mystery and Romance. That’s what I love. Thanks for a great review.

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