Nowhere but Here (Thunder Road), by Katie McGarry
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An unforgettable new series from acclaimed author Katie McGarry about taking risks, opening your heart and ending up in a place you never imagined possible
Seventeen-year-old Emily likes her life the way it is: doting parents, good friends, good school in a safe neighborhood. Sure, she's curious about her biological father—the one who chose life in a motorcycle club, the Reign of Terror, over being a parent—but that doesn't mean she wants to be a part of his world. But when a reluctant visit turns into an extended summer vacation among relatives she never knew she had, one thing becomes clear: nothing is what it seems. Not the club, not her secret-keeping father and not Oz, a guy with suck-me-in blue eyes who can help her understand them both.
Oz wants one thing: to join the Reign of Terror. They're the good guys. They protect people. They're…family. And while Emily—the gorgeous and sheltered daughter of the club's most respected member—is in town, he's gonna prove it to her. So when her father asks him to keep her safe from a rival club with a score to settle, Oz knows it's his shot at his dream. What he doesn't count on is that Emily just might turn that dream upside down.
No one wants them to be together. But sometimes the right person is the one you least expect, and the road you fear the most is the one that leads you home.
Nowhere but Here (Thunder Road), by Katie McGarry - Amazon Sales Rank: #112914 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-06-01
- Released on: 2015-05-26
- Format: Kindle eBook
Nowhere but Here (Thunder Road), by Katie McGarry From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up—Emily's world is just the way she thinks she wants it to be…calm, normal, and filled with the love of her mother and stepfather. She denies an interest in Eli's world, her biological father, who is an important member of the Reign of Terror motorcycle gang. While she does seem to have some questions about Eli, Emily doesn't want to explore her dad's world in any depth. When her parents tell her she will be attending Eli's mother's wake, she is not thrilled, but agrees to go. There, she is thrown into a world of feuding motorcycle gangs, family secrets, and complicated feelings for a young man named Oz. One quick visit turns into an extended trip as the teen tries to unravel the mysteries of her parents' pasts, learning her place in two communities, and investigating her growing feelings for Oz. Emily starts to discover there may be more to life than her protected version. McGarry adeptly splits the narrative between the two protagonists and creates a story that readers will not want to put down. VERDICT This novel will be enjoyed by teens looking for a romantic and thrilling escape.—Jessica Strefling, Pepperdine School of Law Library, CA
Review "Tantalizing secrets and larger-than-life characters leap off the page in McGarry's new Thunder Road series...With quirky secondary characters who will capture your heart and a remarkable twist, McGarry will leave you desperate for the next installment!" ~ RT Book Reviews, TOP PICK for June"McGarry...creates a story that readers will not want to put down...This novel will be enjoyed by teens looking for a romantic and thrilling escape." ~ Library School Journal"The core relationship sizzles and sparks with every glance and touch..." ~ Publisher's Weekly
About the Author
KATIE MCGARRY was a teenager during the age of grunge and boy bands and remembers those years as the best and worst of her life. She is a lover of music, happy endings, and reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan. Katie would love to hear from her readers. Contact her via her website, katielmcgarry.com, follow her on Twitter @KatieMcGarry or become a fan on Facebook and Goodreads.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. really great book for young adult fans, new adult fans and adult fans alike. By Michelle@Book Briefs 4.5/5Nowhere But Here is the first book in a new young adult contemporary series by Katie McGarry, called Thunder Road. 2015 is the year where I finally start to read some new- but-insanely-popular-YA-authors. Because guess what? I haven't read a Katie McGarry book yet. Craziness! I know. But when I saw that she had a new series coming out, I thought this was the perfect time for me to jump on the bandwagon and experience what all the ya romance hype is about. And I get it, people. I really do. I have never been one for motorcycle books. I know it is a huge trope out there, but I could never really get into it. Until now. I absolutely loved the family and brother ship that Katie McGarry painted with the Reign of Terror. Trust me, their name is way meaner than they actually are.Nowhere But Here is told in dual narrative between Emily and Oz. Oz is the son of one of the big ups in the Reign of Terror and he has been itching to join the business, well, since forever. Emily is the long lost daughter of the head family of the chapter. And her past is shrouded in deep dark mysteries. I really liked the mysterious aspect that surrounded Emily and her mom. It was a fun element that I wasn't expecting in the story. I was fed up right along with Emily as she tried to sort out all of the lies and secrets that everyone was keeping from her.But the main focus on the story is Emily and Oz. Oz is assigned to protect Emily from the ongoing riots between a forced rival of a motorcycle gang. And this other gang, seems like the bad kind. I liked that Katie McGarry distinguished between legit motorcycle groups that do things "legal" and aboveboard, and the other gangs that don't care so much about following the law. The romance between Oz and Emily was a wonderful slow burn romance. They certainly did not like each other at first glance, but rather what they felt built and evolved over time.Katie McGarry has created a fantastic group of characters with a wonderful romance between Oz and Emily. This book had me bawling at the end. Full out bawling. I just loved it so much. I get what all the fuss is about with Katie McGarry. This lady writes seriously great romance. She made me fall in love with everyone, even the secondary characters that I didn't initially think I would care much about. This is a really great book for young adult fans, new adult fans and adult fans alike.4.5/5*Disclaimer- I got a copy of this book for free in exchange for my honest review. I was not compensated for my thoughts.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. A fantastic new series! By Nicole Hewitt 4.5/5 StarsI don’t know what I expected Nowhere But Here to be exactly, but I do know that it completely exceeded my expectations. This is really the first book I’ve read with the motorcycle club trope, and I didn’t love everything about the club itself, but there were some things that I definitely did love. But, more than that, McGarry had me hooked with this story! I had no idea how many surprises were going to be thrown at me – and I loved them all!!What I loved:Emily and Oz.Emily and Oz seem like an unlikely pair. In fact, they don’t even really think that they like each other at all – though they realize that they’re attracted to each other. But, unlike some books where the guy is actually a jerk and the girl really shouldn’t like him, in this case, Emily and Oz’s denials were really based on preconceived notions of each other. Oz doesn’t like Emily because he thinks that her presence is hurting people he loves (mostly Emily’s grandmother) and he wants to protect those people. He sees Emily as judgmental (which she can be sometimes) and doesn’t want to look past that. Emily, on the other hand, has been raised to believe that the people in the motorcycle club are dangerous, so she’s leery of all of them. Add to that the fact that Oz obviously doesn’t want her around at the beginning and it’s easy to see why she’s not his biggest fan. But I LOVED that this was a slow-burn kind of love story> Emily and Oz had to learn about each other and get to know each other before they could move past their preconceived notions. They’re relationship wasn’t built on attraction alone (though that was a BIG part of it – which, if you see my negatives, you’ll think I’m contradicting myself, but read it, and you’ll see what I mean). These characters needed to grow in some ways before they could truly be togetherr, but the transformation wasn’t one-sided. It wasn’t that Emily just needed to become more open-minded about the club, but also that Oz needed to see outside of his small view of the world and realize that life outside the club existed as well. Anyway, overall I adored Emily and Oz together and the progression of their romance!Sex (or lack thereof).Finally a YA book that addresses sex without having the main characters fall into bed with each other the minute they get together! Emily gains some real wisdom from Violet, one of the club girls. Violet tells her that it’s okay to be the kind of girl who sleeps with boys (thus kind of addressing the whole slut shaming issue), but it’s ALSO okay to be the type of girl who doesn’t – that the main thing is that you have to figure out what type of person you are and stay true to yourself. Emily takes that message to heart and chooses not to have sex – and Oz respects that. BUT that doesn’t mean that there aren’t steamy scenes in this book! I love that the message is given that full-on sex is not the only way to satisfy raging hormones and that you can choose to go only so far (and still be happy!). I assume, from the trajectory of Emily and Oz’s relationship, that they will at some point in the distant future have sex, but they wait and it doesn’t happen within the timeframe of the book. This was so refreshing to see!Family.This book really highlighted what it means to be family in so many ways. First off, there’s Emily’s family situation. She has an adoptive father who she considers to be her true dad. He raised her and she is fiercely loyal to him, not wanting him to feel in any way overshadowed by her biological father. But her dad realizes that Emily needs to put together some of the puzzle pieces of her biological family and her past in order to move forward with her life in positive ways and he encourages her to get to know her biological father and his family. Emily’s relationship with these people is tenuous at best – she doesn’t understand her biological father in a lot of ways and she fears their way of life – but she slowly realizes that she has bonds with them that are important. Then there’s the club, which, in many ways, is stronger than biological family. One of the basic tenets of the club is that they take care of each other – that they are loyal to each other above all else. Finally, there is another side to Emily’s biological family that you discover late in the book (which I won’t go into obviously), which makes it obvious that blood doesn’t automatically make someone family. Family is explored in so many different ways in this book – I LOVED that!Twists and turns.You know from the beginning that there are definitely some mysteries when it comes to Emily’s family, but I still found myself shocked every time something new was revealed. McGarry managed to somehow perfectly balance giving clues so that you felt like you were learning things about Emily’s past and you didn’t get frustrated with the mysteries without giving away details that made the reveals lose their impact!The negatives:Women in the club.The one and only thing about this book that I wasn’t crazy about was the way that women were viewed in the motorcycle club. It’s kind of a tricky issue because some of the club’s views could be viewed as misogynistic – women aren’t allowed in the actual club and have no say in club business, and the club itself has bras hung all over the walls and strippers are seen as pretty normal. I had a hard time being on board with all of that. At one point Oz calls Emily out for judging them for all of this – and I have to confess that I was kind of judging them too. I get that this is their lifestyle and we shouldn’t judge others for the way that they live (the women there were mostly pretty happy with the situation and Emily did come to understand that they were respected – just in a different way than she was used to) – but, I don’t know how I feel about it in the end. I can tell you that some people will HATE this aspect of the book. I’m on the fence, but I liked that, in the end, while Oz stood by the actions and beliefs of his club, he did show a little more personal restraint and respected what he believed Emily would want when it came down to it – maybe this is one of those cases where there’s more hope for the younger generation? Anyway, I feel like I could easily write an entire discussion post on this one subject (and I think I will!), but I will stop talking about it for now.Attraction as love.This is a small detail, but I have to bring it up because it’s so pervasive in YA books and it bugs me. Emily comments several times about how she is SO attracted to Oz and that kissing him is WAY different than kissing the couple of boys she’s kissed (once) in the past. The idea here is that you can tell with one kiss whether or not you’re “meant” for someone, which makes me crazy! The reason I don’t take off more stars for this is because Emily was smart enough to realize that attraction isn’t the ONLY factor to consider and fought against her feelings for Oz for quite awhile. Still, just once, I’d like to see the girl end up with a boy where their first kiss is awkward and not perfect and full of chemistry, but things build from there. Just once. (If you know of a book like this, tell me!!)Despite a couple of flaws, I couldn’t give this book any less than 4.5 stars. I just enjoyed it too darn much! Nowhere But Here was a fantastic exploration of what it means to be a family and how we need to look beyond our preconceived notions and the tiny box we live in to see the world from other perspectives. I give it 4.5/5 stars.***Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Nowhere but Here By Angie Being a romance centered around a motorcycle club, I was expecting something exciting and dangerous. Nowhere But Here is actually just boring and melodramatic. Emily heads off to her mother’s hometown for her grandmother’s wake, but it turns out that the old woman isn’t dead yet. She’s just preparing for the end, and she wants to get to know her only granddaughter. Then some members from the rival biker gang show up at the motel where Emily’s family is staying, and now she needs their protection for the summer until things are under control. It also gives Emily an opportunity to find out what her mother has been hiding from her.Nowhere But Here has some great stuff going for it but it never came together for me. The whole rival gang thing was very much in the background, Emily was annoying, her grandmother was even more annoying, and I was just bored. What really held my attention was what her family is keeping from her. No one is willing to say anything, and they’re acting like it’s the worst thing in the universe. But then it comes out, and I was like oh. Then I figured out one of the following reveals, and when that was I confirmed, I was like oh. It really wasn’t as big of a deal as everyone was making it out to be.I really did not like Emily. She was quite frustrating to me. After the rival gang appears at her motel and she gets rescued, her stepfather manages to convince her that she’s not in danger. He claims that motorcycle clubs are like a Sci-Fi convention for tough men, and all of this is just a game. She believes him, despite everyone who is actually involved telling her otherwise. Wouldn’t they know better than her stepfather who is not involved in any way, shape, or form? Then Emily gets upset that she’s been lied to when the truth comes out. She’s known since the beginning that she’s been lied to, and knows what she’s been lied to about, she just doesn’t know the real story. So why is she crying that everyone is a liar near the end?! She knew that already! Oh, and Emily “detests dogs.” She says this, and tells this adorable creature who just wants to comfort her that she hates him. Well, I hate you, Emily.As for Emily’s grandmother, Olivia, I could not stand her. The whole club worships this woman, but she is mean! Yes, she’s dying and everyone is sad about that, but come on! She is horrible to everyone, and she essentially tries to hold Emily hostage just because she wants her there. Emily doesn’t know these people! She doesn’t have to stay with you just because you lock the doors and won’t let her stepfather take her home! Then she’s all cryptic for the entire book, leaving Emily little hints and clues about her past instead of just telling her! Not to mention that Oz (the love interest and other POV) is initially pissed at Emily for not spending time with Olivia. Emily had never met her before! And the first time she does, the woman scares the crap out of her and won’t let her leave! Why do they all love this woman so much?!Nowhere But Here didn’t really do it for me. I have no opinion on the actual romance, because it was just kind of there, caught under the chaos of everything else I was annoyed by. Nothing happens for like 400 pages, and then when it does, it’s over in like ten pages, and then it’s back to Olivia.*Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher through NetGalley for review. No compensation was offered or accepted.
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