Review: Profanely Passionate for Push
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2014
This novel began with a whopper of a prologue. Immediately I began asking questions and my first was, “What the f***?” Props, to Claire Wallis, for reeling me in in less than 60 seconds.The story opened with Emma as she moved into her new apartment. 22-years-old, fresh from college, taking on a new job and city all on her own. This might sound like a lot of female characters in a million summer, beach-reading chic lits, but Emma wasn’t that girl. The blurb states that she escaped an abusive stepfather, which is the understatement of the f***ing decade. This girl escaped a majorly f'ed-up childhood, where she had to fend for herself, and learn life lessons at an age when most girls should be obsessing about the latest teenybopper superstar. Emma not only survived a crazy-as-f*** stepfather, she endured an absent mother and two dick-ish, older brothers. I won’t give away exactly what she went through, but I’ll warn: brace yourself.Enter David Calgaro, an enigmatic carpenter who showed up out of nowhere, ready to build Emma’s dream kitchen. From the word go, David and Emma set off the fireworks. There was rapid-fire banter, spicy, sexual tension, and an immediate pull. Sounds sexy, right? Two young people, living in the same building, sparks fly, they get to know each other, fall in love, HEA, another new adult novel in the bag? WRONG!!! These two characters were twisted. They were broken and perfect for each other. As I learned more about their pasts, what they’d both endured and done, it became clear that this wasn’t a typical love story.  This book is not like anything else that’s been released in the romance genre recently. I can’t even believe that Harlequin published this – it isn’t your momma’s cheesy romance read (way to step up your game Harlequin!). This story is DIFFERENT. It is unbelievable. It is fantastic.Throughout the entirety of this book, I felt a maelstrom of crazy emotions. I was shocked, confused, apprehensive, curious, terrified, disgusted, manic, and depressed. What was I shocked, confused, apprehensive, curious, terrified, disgusted, manic, and depressed about? READ THE BOOK. I’m not going to tell you any more that what I’ve revealed above (these were revealed in early chapters of the book, so they aren’t spoiling anything), and what is given in the blurb. I’m not trying to be sketchy, I just feel like each secret is a sweet treat that should be consumed while you’re reading the story.I bought this book because I needed to switch things up a bit. After reading so many books in the same genre, the story lines began to blend, and the characters became repetitive. I wouldn’t say that Push was a palette cleanser, more like a shock to my system. Now I’m buzzing, and it feels amazing. I’d recommend this book to anyone who needs a jolt to their system. You won’t regret it!SPOILER 1: This book does end in a cliffhanger, but so what? It’s a fitting ending for this story. Don’t be scared. Buy it and read it. Don’t wait.SPOILER 2: This story is SICK. I’m feeling extremely conflicted after reading this story. David Calgaro is not good. He is very, very BAD. And I don’t want to hear any nonsense about shades of grey, this character falls clearly on the side of wrong, but I STILL LOVE HIM. What the f*** is wrong with me?!?!