We are super excited to be part of the annual Authors Are Rockstars Tour hosted by the fantastic bloggers Fiktshun, Two Chicks on Books, Magical Urban Fantasy Reads.
It’s an epic tour with more than 160 Authors and Bloggers who will celebrate their favorite Authors.
We here at the Bookworms are thrilled to host the wonderful, fantastic, and totally amazing
Katie McGarry.
And not only will be celebrate her today, but for the whole month of August! YES! This will be Katie McGarry Month here at the Bookworms. Before we tell you why Katie is our Rockstar, here is what you can expect for the next 4 weeks:
- Interview with Katie McGarry – today!!!
- Why we love Katie McGarry’s Writing & Characters – Friday, August 9th
- Interview with Katie’s Editor at HarlequinTEEN – Margo Lipschultz – Friday, August 16th
- Crash Into You Surprise!!! – Friday, August 23rd
You can see that we have something amazing planned for you guys!
Katie McGarry is our Rockstar
She is definitely the most wonderful and sweetest person. Not only are her books phenomenal (and we’ll get to this in a second), but she is also very kind, generous, and amazing. First, we fell in love with her writing, but when we actually met her in person, it became more than just the love for her books when we realized what a phenomenal person she is. She gave us so much of her time, and talking to her is so easy and effortless that time flies by so quickly.
Katie’s writing is outstanding. She creates characters that go straight into the heart of us readers, sucking us into their stories with a frightening intensity. Katie writes with so much depth and care that makes her stories and characters so compelling and captivating. The emotional depth and breadth of backgrounds of her characters is immense, and she has such a way of writing that brings back the angsty, heartbroken teenager in all of us–whether we’ve been in similar situations or not.
Pushy, Jenny, Katie, Julie and Danny (BEA 2013)
If there was one author that we would have to label as a Rockstar, it’s definitely Katie McGarry. We are honored to host her here at the Bookworms and to celebrate her awesomeness!
And now, we are excited to welcome Katie for a little Chat:
What’s the most amazing part of being a published author?
The e-mails from fans. I love hearing how the stories and the characters have touched my readers. I especially love the messages that tell me that my stories have given people hope.
We are sure your life has changed quite a bit since you got published. What would you say has changed the most in your life?
Would you believe that I used to be terrified of public speaking? Yep, that was me. The person who used to get all jittery at the thought of speaking in front of two people.
Last year, Harlequin asked me to participate in several author panels. I agreed, but was terrified. Then something amazing happened, I wasn’t scared anymore. I was able to talk and tell stories and soon found myself enjoying it.
I think what flipped the switch was that I was talking about what I truly enjoy: writing and giving hope.
Katie at the Teen Author Carnival – 2012
Would you mind sharing your weirdest/funniest/cutest moment since you got published?
One of my favorite moments was when I met all of you (The Bewitched Bookworms). I’ll never forget the shock I felt when I realized that you guys had read my book and that you had liked it.
(Note from Danny: That was the best moment for us too!!!! I remember meeting you and the first thing I said to you was “OMG I LOVED your book so much” as I had just finished Pushing The Limits before going to BEA in 2012!!)
A more recent moment was today when my children discovered that “Google knew who I was!” because I came up on a Google search. They were very wide-eyed and impressed.
Which of your characters do you feel closest to and came to you the fastest?
Definitely Beth. She captures a lot of my vulnerabilities. Beth was a very difficult character to write, but she was also my most therapeutic.
We remember that we saw you comment on a post about New Adult some years ago (before you got published with HarlequinTEEN), and considering that your books are all quite edgy and also mature, do you think you might also write a New Adult book at some time?
I definitely have not ruled it out, but right now I’m focusing on Contemporary YA.
What draws you to a book as a reader?
A rich romance with a big, juicy plot!
Now, we want to congratulate you on selling a new series!! We were super excited to hear we will get more from you!
You guys have no idea how excited I am about this project!
Do you mind teasing us a little with your newest project?
Actually, the project I’m currently working on is a continuation of the Pushing the Limits series! Here is a brief description:
Hot guy who has taken on a fight to protect a girl’s honor.
A girl who has sworn to never fall for a fighter again.
Two months alone in a ring and the sparks fly.
*Gasp*
Holy Shit!!! THAT sounds awesome and as usual we all cannot wait to hear more about this!!
Find Katie McGarry:
- website | Katie McGarry on the HarlequinTEEN website
- Follow her on Twitter
- Like her on Facebook
- Become a Fan on Goodreads
Find Dare You To and Pushing The Limits
- Dare You To: Goodreads | Amazon | Bookworms Fangirl Review
- Crossing the Line: Goodreads | Amazon | Bookworms Fangirl Review
- Pushing The Limits : Goodreads | Amazon | Bookworms Fangirl Review
Katie McGarry at the Bewitched Bookworms
- Pushing The Limits Deleted Scene
- Pushing The Limits Read-Along
- Dare You To Teaser
- Dare You To Blog Tour (Playlist and Scene Excerpt)
About Crash Into You
Coming November 26th 2013 by Harlequin Teen
From acclaimed author Katie McGarry comes an explosive new tale of a good girl with a reckless streak, a street-smart guy with nothing to lose, and a romance forged in the fast lane
The girl with straight As, designer clothes and the perfect life-that’s who people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private-school junior keeps secrets from her wealthy parents and overbearing brothers…and she’s just added two more to the list. One involves racing strangers down dark country roads in her Mustang GT. The other? Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Walker-a guy she has no business even talking to. But when the foster kid with the tattoos and intense gray eyes comes to her rescue, she can’t get him out of her mind.
Isaiah has secrets, too. About where he lives, and how he really feels about Rachel. The last thing he needs is to get tangled up with a rich girl who wants to slum it on the south side for kicks-no matter how angelic she might look.
But when their shared love of street racing puts both their lives in jeopardy, they have six weeks to come up with a way out. Six weeks to discover just how far they’ll go to save each other.
Thank you all so much for stopping by today and celebrating Katie with us! And now, thanks to HarlequinTEEN and Katie, we have an awesome Giveaway for you!
HarlequinTEEN is donating 2 Paperback copies of Pushing The Limits and 2 Hardcovers of Dare You To. Katie McGarry is giving away one ARC of CRASH INTO YOU, and the Bookworms are offering 1 copy of your choice of titles from Katie McGarry for 2 International Readers!!
So in total, we will 7 winners! YES!!!
The Giveaway runs until August 31st – the entire length of the “Authors Are Rockstars” Tour and our Katie McGarry Month!
The Books provided from Harlequin & Katie are US/Can only
Please all enter via the Rafflecopter below!
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I haven’t read them yet, but I think I could love Katie McGarry because I’ve heard nothing but good things about her books! I’ve been dying to read them just because of the many 4 and 5 star ratings I’ve seen from all the blogs I follow. And obviously because the stories sounded interesting to me based on the blurbs 🙂
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I’ve only read Pushing the Limits, but I loved it because Katie McGarry has this great way of conveying these dark, gritty, real emotions without making it too melodramatic or fake (which is a problem I have with other books). Her characters have depth and are relatable, and I love them too!
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I met Katie at a YeahYA event, and she’s super sweet! I haven’t read any of her books yet, but I’ve heard great things about them!
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What’s not to love about Katie and her books!!???
I fell hopelessly in love with Noah after reading Pushing the Limits!! Katie is just a masterful writer who pours so much emotion into her stories!! LOVE HER!! <3
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Oh my, KATIE MCGARRY MONTH!!!! I will be patiently waiting for the other posts. I loved Pushing the Limits and Dare You To so so so so so much! And thank you for the international giveaway! <3
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Oh, there was a prompt! I love Katie’s books because it’s raw and it makes the reader FEEL. And of course, THE SWOON <3
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These books have been on my TBR list for so long. I can’t wait to read!
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What’s there not to love?!?! Her writing is amazing and she gave us Noah! And Noah is looove! 🙂 Can’t wait to read her other books.
Thanks for a giveaway! 🙂
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I love her writing and the way she describes her characters and how they interact with each other! Thanks for the giveaway!!
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Thanks for the amazing giveaway! I love the way she writes about teens and it feels real and true if that makes sense. <3
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I haven’t read any books by her but I think i will like her work because I have heard only good about her work and when I read about her book Pushing the Limit I liked its blurb very much 🙂
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I have only read Pushing the Limits so far. This was the book that helped me get over my month-long bad mood phase. I am looking forward to reading other two books of the series.
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I loved PTL it was one of my favorite reads of 2012!
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I love how friendly Katie is when I talked to her in person a few weeks ago. I read only Dare you to and loved her characters Ryan, Beth and Isaiah.
Thanks for the giveaway!
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Bc her books are real and engrossing!
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I loved Pushing the Limits! Such fantastic writing ^_^
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I love Katie’s books because they’re gorgeously written and have few of the most compelling characters. It’s amazing how she can make you feel allllll the feeellzzzzz in such a short time. Love her writing!
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I loved the first 2 books and I can’t wait the next one!
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I haven’t read any Katie McGarry yet, but I *do* have a copy of Pushing the Limits that *should* be int he mail right now, but it’s been int he mail for awhile… Anyway, I’ve just heard such fantastic things about these books! Honestly, I haven’t read one bad review, so I’d like to try reading them too!
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I love Pushing the Limits, Crossing the Line and Dare You To. And I can’t wait until Crash into You and read about Isaiah finding love. Of course I’m already thinking about 2014, I really want to read Katie McGarry’s new series that’s pitched as “Sons of Anarchy meets West Side Story”. If I ever meet Katie, I’ll be fangirling. That is a promise!
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I love Kati McGarry because her books inspire hope in the most dire of situations. And, they prove that sometimes love really IS all you need.
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I love Pushing the Limits and Dare You To, because the characters are real and not perfect yet we love them anyway.
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Katie writes from the heart about real people with real issues. Issues a lot of people can actually relate to. Her books are all about overcoming hardships and the crappy things life can dump on a person. I love her for writing about something I can relate to.
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I love Katie because she is so nice and she’s an amazing author. I love her books because they feel real and they’re raw and human.
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I read pushing the limits a few months ago because my friend loved it and we have the same taste in books. I read it and felt in love with it. It was one of those books that I couldn’t stop reading and I didn’t want it to end. I would love to read more books by Katie because she is an amazing writer.
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I love her writing and how she can create complex characters with a perfect story. How everything unfolds to a great ending.
And she is really nice and sweet with her readers too 🙂 I can’t get enough of her books, I need Crash Into You, right about now!
Thank you for the international giveaway.
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Katie is amazing at telling a story. I instantly connected with Echo and Noah and thought there was no way I’d love Beth as much, but I did … even more actually.
I love her style and she manages to tell a story with a tough topic in a way that doesn’t make it feel quite so heavy!
thanks for the giveaway!
xo
jaime
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Katie McGarry has a way with words. She writes teen books that resonate with adults just as much as teens. (I’m one of those.) Her characters are real and so are the situations they find themselves in. She’s great at pulling you into their worlds and feeling each and everything they do.
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I’ve only read Pushing the Limits so far, but really enjoyed it. Her characters are my favorite!
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I haven’t read any of her books, but they all look interesting. I’ve heard nothing but great things about her books and her writing.
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I’ve read Pushing the limits and Dare You To. I love them both. I can’t wait to read Crash into you and whatever other books she writes!!
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I love Katie’s books because they are so realistic and thought-provoking. It’s hard to find well-written contemporary books, but hers definitely are!
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I think i could love her because I’ve heard Pushing The Limits is much better then Easy by Tammara Webber, which I loved sooo much. So, I really can’t wait to read PTL! :]
Thanks so much for the giveaway!
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I love that Katie is so real. In her books she writes about tough stuff, but keeps it real. It might be sad and even make us mad, but it’s real. I also love that as a person she’s so real. In interviews and on social media, emails, etc, she’s just so easy to talk to. To me (or us) she’s a rockstar, but she’s one that’s darn easy to chat with!
Awesome giveaway, thank you everyone!
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I love Katie’s books because they deal with the real young adults’ issues that are not discussed with friends or counselors. Sometime sharing personal information and experience with their peers could be quite embarrassing.
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I have heard nothing but good things about her!
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OK this may be a tmi post, but its the truthful answer to why I love Katie’s Books. I am queer so I don’t read a lot of contemporary romance novels, as traditional romance doesn’t always ring my bell. However, PTL was highly recommended to me from all my book loving friends. AND I LOVED IT & have proceeded to read, Dare You To and can not wait for Crash! Plus it has given me a reason to read a lot more contemporary romance now that i have found that these books were sooo good!
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I freaking love Katie! Her writing makes you feel things that you wouldn’t expect a teen book to make you feel. The characters are real and deal with real life shit. There’s no sugar coating it… And I love it!!! Check out my little post I did to show my love to Katie.. http://www.shaytasticbooks.blogspot.ca/2013/06/share-love-for-katie-mcgarry.html?m=1
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I read Dare You To and loved it! I read it in a day it was so amazing. I love her stories and tormented characters!
She is definitely a favorite of mine! 🙂
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Katie is an awesome writer and that’s why I love her.
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She’s just such an amazing person and so sweet! Her book Pushing the Limits truly touched my heart and I just adore it. It’s my favorite! Her books really know how to make you feel things that you may not have wanted to! I love her so much <3
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Katie does seem to know how to write the swooniest of men, the latest being Ryan Stone.
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I love her books because the character development in them is amazing!
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I love Katie and have gotten most of the people in my house as well as several friends to read her too! We all agree she’s amazing and talented- can’t wait to see what she does next 😉
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Bewitched Bookworms Gals! I can totally understand your love for Katie’s books, I am a huge fan as well. She has an amazing talent of writing of opposite attracts books and giving that sense of where it isn’t complete fantasy but could be actual real life stories (If anyone had shared that they went through the same thing Katie’s Characters goes through)
katie is an amazing Rockstar Author and I can’t wait to read more of her wonderful series
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I havent read any of her books, yet..I have them on my wish list. i have heard so many great things about the books and the author so i think it would be worth it to read her books!!!
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I love Katie McGarry! Pushing the Limits and Dare You To, are two of my favorite books! She writes the most amazing characters, and her stories are so addicting! I can’t wait for Crash Into You! Great Post Bookworms!!!
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I love Katie’s books because there so real. I always love the characters she writes. I love the stories she tells. It takes an amazing person to create books that all types of people can love.
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sounds fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing 😉
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I haven’t read Katie’s books yet though I think I will love them because everyone has been raving about them! 🙂
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Hey Danny!
Thanks so much for being a tour host! I love Katie’s interview!
Hugs,
Jaime
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OMG! It sounds like you meeting was love at first sight! 🙂
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I think I could love Katie and her books because I haven’t read her books yet and yet I hear a bunch of awesome stuff about her and her books!
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I think I’ll love her book because I’ve heard that it’s very dark but at the same time very romantic, and everyone seems to love it. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
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OMG I LOVE KATIE. SHE’S MY FAVORITE OF THE FAVORITES. HER BOOKS ARE THE BOMB. OMG. SHE’S TOTALLY AMAZING. AAAHH, TOTALLY FANGIRLING. THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING GIVEAWAY!! (Sorry for the caps.)
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I’ve heard so many people gush about these books, and I really need to see what they’re talking about. I’m sure I will love them, too! 🙂
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I absolutely LOVE her books!! Totally made me feel things I hadn’t felt from a book in so long. Cannot wait for Crash into You!
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I love her books because of how realistic they are and the romance is amazing. There is so much depth to the characters.
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I love Katy McGarry and adore her books. Being that they’re contemporary, the characters feel REAL, which is something you just can’t get in fantasy books-despite my love for them. The characters are easier to relate to and live in a believable and often eye-opening world.
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I’m so looking forward to read Crash Into You.
And it was such a highlight meeting Katie at the BEA13.
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I just love her books so much!!! She had a signing here not to long ago and I wan’t able to make it, I was so bummed out, still am.
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From what I’ve seen and heard, I’m pretty sure I’ll love Katie 🙂
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I haven’t read Dare You To yet, but I loved Pushing the Limits because the characters felt so real to me. It’s also the only book I’ve read that has made me cry, so I have to give McGarry props for creating characters and a storyline that I really connected with.
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I love katie because she’s so nice. Also, she writes some damn hott boys that I just can’t get enough of. And she cares about her fans, so that’s always super important as well.
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I’ve only read Pushing the Limits but I am super excited to read Crash into you! I think Katie was great at having the characters’ raw emotions pull through in each scene and i’m excited to see how she handles different characters and their love stories.
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Well, I have only read one of her books…. Pushing The Limits. But, I have to say, I abso-freakin-lutely loved it!! I have all the rest of her books on my TBR. Thanks for this awesome giveaway and yay for Katie McGarry Month!!!
Mimi
miminbennett(at)hotmail(dot)com
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Katie’s books sound really great. I can’t wait to read them. Thanks for the giveaway. Tore923@aol.com
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Thanks for introducing me to Katie McGarry. I must add her books to my To Read list. She sounds like a really down to earth author and I look forward to reading her writing. 🙂
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haven’t read them; blurbs sound interesting
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I love her writing. I love how it truly reflexs what teens sound and think like today. I mean, I kinda still do. Plus, I love the overall plot of each book. 😀
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I love her because I think she has been able to create stories that feel real and believable, along with characters that make you live in their world and care for them, her writing style is amazing.
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Love Katie ♥
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I love Katie’s books because her characters seem so realistic and you can feel what it’s like being in their shoes/empathize.
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I haven’t read her books yet but I’ve heard a lot of good things about it. And obviously, she’s your rockstar so I have no doubt I’d love her too.
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I’ve heard a lot of good reviews about Katie’s books so maybe one day I will pick up her book 🙂
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I haven’t read any of her books yet but I’ve been hearing raves from my friends about it so hopefully, I can read any of her books this year and see for myself if it lives up to its hype.
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I’ve been lucky enough ot get ARCs of both books and I’ve read the novella, too! Pushing the Limits was the most emotional book for me. I read it in a day and I cried so hard. It was such an amazing, ultimately uplifting story! I love Echo and Noah 🙂
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I just love how realistic her stories are. And how swoony her male characters are haha. Thanks for the giveaway!
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She really is the nicest person. She responds, I swear to every tweet. And not just a ‘hello’ bit a real conversation. She’s an author that I hope soon everyone knows her books.
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Honestly, Katie McGarry is so kind and her books are my favorite. I read DYT almost everyday since I have it on my phone and it never gets old. PTL is unlike anything I’ve ever read before and that’s what really drew me to reading her books. Not only that, but Katie is so sweet. I tweeted her after I read both books, and she replied so quickly. I love how she always communicates with her fans!
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I’m a little late with my comment — your blog didn’t post in my Bloglovin’ feed yesterday. BOO!!!
YAY FOR KATIE MCGARRY!!! She’s so sweet and awesome!!
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Oh no!!!! I just saw that bloglovin isn’t updating my blog!! ;-((( thanks for letting me know!
Hugs!
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I’ve read Pushing the Limits and I LOVED it! Katie is an amazing author! Thank you for the post!
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I absolutely love Katie’s writing! She knows how to pull you into a story and keep you hanging on till the very last page!
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Haven’t read any of my books, but I have heard lots of fangirling about the books 🙂
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I love Katie McGarry because her books phenomenal. I’m always jones’in for the next one.
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I absolutely LOVE Katie’s books and writing style. I don’t read a lot of romance (YA or Adult) but yet I downright can’t get enough of these books, haha. I think it is how Katie shows the vulnerable sides of teenagers in tough situations, and there is always a little bit of mystery to each character, and we find out the answers as the characters come to find themselves. Whatever it is, I can’t wait for more books from Katie!!
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I have yet to read any of Katie’s books, but after reading the summaries for them, they all sound awesome!
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So many people can’t be wrong. I look forward to catching up.
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I loved Pushing the Limits and am so excited to read Dare to You soon! Crash into You looks so great and I’m in love with the cover! Katie is a great writer and I love the emotions she brings to the story! Thanks!
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I haven’t read any of Katie’s book. However, I think I’ll love her because I have read reviews of her books and they seem positive! Not to mention, the types of books I like to read.
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I have yet to read her books. I am sure I will love her work cause her characters seems pretty interesting with their life stories! Thanks!!
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I’ve been wanting to read Katie McGarry’s books as I’ve heard so many fantastic things about it. I’m not a huge fan of contemporary romance, but I’ve been wanting to read Dare You To and Pushing The Limits for awhile. Katie’s books seems to hit the core of people, and unlike other romances that seem OTT or not so relatable, it seems that most people relate to Katie’s stories and characters.
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I have heard amazing things about Katie McGarry’s books and I would love the opportunity to read them. 😀
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I haven’t read any of her books yet, but a lot of my friends have and they keep remanding it, so it has to be good 😛 besides, some of my favorite authors endorsed her books as well.
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All Katie’s books are very realistic and romantic! My favorite is Dare you to, is so beautiful!! She’s great!!
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I have only read PTL, but do have DYT on my shelf to read. I like how she deals with issues. Her characters not being perfect makes them easier to relate to.
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Well Noah is a good reason why I love her books..I can’t wait for Crash into you!! She is a wonderful writer!! 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!
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Katie isn’t afraid to write about tough subjects and she writes them SO well!!! Ah, lets not forget, she also writes amazingly swoony boys 😉 I cannot wait to read CIY.
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The reason I love Kate and her books is Isaiah-Absolutely dying to get my hands on Crash Into You!
And her newest project sounds epic-Can’t Wait! 😀
Thanks for sharing this!
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PTL is amazing story! Katie is amazing and would love to read more of her books 😀
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I love the background of Katie’s stories and the type of teens she features in her books.I love books which show the cynical and practical sides of people and situations.So Katie’s books are a great treat to me.
And there’s Noah and Isaiah.She gave me two additions for my book boyfriends list.
I am eagerly waiting for Crash Into You.Love the cover.
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I haven’t read it just yet, but do have a copy sitting on my shelf just waiting for me. Some of my friends have actually read this book and keep telling me to read Pushing the Limits. Then Dare You To came out, and my friends read that and went crazy. So, I know for a fact this is a series I need to start ASAP.
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Ahh, I really enjoyed Pushing the Limits. I need to re-read it and move on to Dare You To very soon! That cover for Crash Into You is faaaantastic!
Katie has written a great group of characters. You can definitely tell that she loves them!
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I love her books because she writes such engaging characters! Beth is one of my favorites too so I’m happy to see it is the same for the author. Thanks for sharing!
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I LOVE Katie’s books! The intensity of her writing is just… Woah… I can’t even…
Waiting on tenterhooks for the blue cover(ed) Dare You To to release here in the UK so I can read it ROFL =))… Hardest wait ever!
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I recently finished Pushing The Limits and it is such an amazing and addictive read that now I will read ALL her books! 🙂
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I love her because Pushing The Limits was AMAZING. It was hands down the best contemporary YA I read last year!
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I haven’t read it yet, but I hear Pushing the Limits is amazing… especially for lovers of the “bad boy”. (That’s me!) It’s a book I’ve been meaning to pick up for ages.
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Katie sounds pretty awesome! I love when authors are sweet like that and you can talk to them like you would a friend. They’re our celebrities, so it can be a bit intimidating to talk to them sometimes! I think it’s great when authors respond to their fans and build relationships with them.
I really enjoyed Pushing the Limits and want to read Dare You To, but haven’t gotten around to it yet. *sigh*
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I could totally love her! I’d love to read her books. They’ve been on my TBR for far too long, gah! 😀
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I really love her books. I loved every single one that I`ve read so far. Thanks for the giveaway!!!
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I keep hearing so many awesome things about these books and I have yet to read them. From what I have seen though, it is an amazing series and I am really missing out.
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I love the fact that her books are about real issues and she doesn’t shy away from the difficult things.
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I loved pushing the limits, and I need to read Dare You To, it’s just waiting for me on my kindle. She really is a rockstar! I remember standing in line to get my ARC signed at ALA in 2012, and the line was huge, I think Harlequin and Katie were so excited to see such enthusiasm for the book even before it was published.
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I’ve not read any of the books but they seem to be something I would totally like and be intrigued with.
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I love Katie McGarry because she writes fantastic, emotional stories with plenty of swoonworthy moments!
Fabulous post, and thank you for the giveaway 🙂
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I love the emotional rollercoaster you go through reading the books. You are happy and sad with the characters. I love that the characters are flawed nobody wants to read about perfect people.
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I’m so happy that I got to visit your blog again! I actually read the review you did for Pushing the Limits last year! I remember, it caught my attention and that was when I wanted to read it too! You guys do great book reviews! 🙂
I’ve only read Pushing the Limits and I just have to read more of Katie’s books! I hope to read Dare You To really soon. There can be many reasons why we love Katie. To me, when I read Pushing the Limits, I was really amazed of how I could relate to a particular situation where at that point in the book, I was reminded of my own in the past. I am really inspired by the characters’ ability to face head on and yes, hope. I had a great time reading Pushing the Limits. I love it and of course, the delicious romance going on between Noah and Echo.
I’m rambling… I should stop. Thank you so much for the giveaway! 🙂
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I’ve read Pushing The Limits & Dare You To and cannot wait for Crash Into You to hear Isaiah’s story. Katie is awesome at writing guys, how can you not love Ryan Stone 🙂
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I haven’t read her books yet but want to because everyone raves about them. I love a good romantic YA read and these are at the top of my reading list. Can’t wait!
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I freaking ADORE Katie. I met her in June at BEA for the first time and I totally fangirled. Not even kidding. I gushed about how much I loved her books and she has gotten me more interested in contemporary because of her books. Then I met her again in July and I gushed even more. I’ve read contemporary since reading hers and there is just nothing in comparison. She is brilliant…plain & simple.
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I love her books, she writes about characters that have had a hard life, some that others have written off but they have a heart of gold if people would get to know them. I love all of the books but Noah and Echo will always be my favorite.
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I think I’d love these books. I’ve heard such good things and her characters just sound so real.
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Katie McGarry has a way of making characters so real and relatable with her beautiful prose!
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What I love about Katie is that she creates beautiful characters. <3
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After reading Pushing the Limits I was stuck in a major reading slump. I really felt connected to the characters and not always are authors able to make you feel that way!
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Katie writes amazing books! I Loved Pushing The Limit and Dare You Too! I Really want to read Crash Into You already and find out more about Isaiah’s story.
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I think I’ll love her because I’m a sucker for HEAs. 🙂
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I’ve only read Pushing the Limits but I absolutely loved it. I couldn’t put the book down, the characters were really attaching and also reliable. Her writing kept me on the edge all the time, she’s very talented! One of my favorite authors ever.
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I love Katie because her book, Dare You To, is my favorite book of all time! She changed the way i view my problems, and made me feel not alone when dealing with them 🙂
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I love it that I could always relate to the characters in her book, and she writes so amazingly! Her books have taught me a lot of things that really helped me along the way. 🙂
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I absolutely love this series. I have read both Pushing The Limits and Dare You To, I can not wait for Isaiah’s story. He is my favorite character because of the tattoos and piercings and his vulnerability towards his friends. (I melt whenever he is in a chapter, he deserves a HEA.) I just can not wait for this book!! I’ll be doing a series review once I’ve read them all.
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I’ve only heard great things about Katie! I heard that her books are similar to Simone Elkeles’s so I really want to check them out!
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I loved Pushing the Limits because it had believable characters with real problems yet it was a beautiful story 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!
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I haven’t read these books yet, but I really want to! They look really good!
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I haven’t read any of these books yet, but my friend has highly recommended them. Thanks for the chance to win!
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I’ve loved Dare To You because it was freaking romantic but not soppy…
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Because she is an amazing writer and her stories sounds amazing! I read Pushing the Limits and I soooo loved it! It is one of my favorites books now 🙂
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I LOVE Katie McGarry because I feel the characters emotions like their my own and not a lot of YA authors can do that, and her stories are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:))
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Her books look absolutely amazing and I’ve heard really great things about these books!
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I love Katy!
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Well, Noah is 75% why I love Katy. I juuust love her because I love her books. I think that’s automatic. Thanks for the awesome giveaway! :*
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I love Pushing the Limits. I’d love to have my hands on book 3.
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I absolutely LOVED Pushing the Limits!
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Great prizes!
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I have only read the first book in this series, but I loved it! Katie’s writing is amazing and she creates the most wonderful characters. Thank you so much for the giveaway.
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I really wanted to get a copy of Pushing the limits and also, when I heard about Crash into You, I’ve been eager to read it! I haven’t read any of her books yet, but I want to read her so bad! I think I will love her because of the kind of stories she writes. <3
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I was lucky to receive an eARC of Dare You To which I enjoyed reading. I really love the story that Katie created. The characters are very realistic and I love how they’re companion novels! I love reading different p.o.v’s. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I read Pushing the Limits and totally loved it!
Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
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i’ve read both pushing the limits and dare you to, and i loved both because of the chemistry between the characters. i could feel the attraction seeping trough the pages 🙂
i can’t wait for crash into you – it seems to me ms. mcgarry writes better bad boys than bad girls, and isaiah is a bad boy if it ever there was one 🙂 <3
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From the first line I’m pulled into her stories and I don’t want to leave. She’s so very awesome!! Thanks for the great post and giveaway!
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read almost all her books,fell in love with each of them 😀
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Unfortunately I haven’t been able to read one of her books yet! But I’ve heard the absolute best and so I’m pretty darn positive I will fall in love with them once I get the chance!
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Ah, I so excited for this giveaway thanks for it ! I love Pushing the Limits so far!
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I love her books because she created one of my most favorite book boys ever, Noah . She took a broken guy and made him fall in love with a broken girl and together they healed each other. I love that she showed what love could do if you give in and let it happen!
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A lot of people I know have read her books and liked them. I trust their recommendations!
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I love Katie because she is so sweet on Twitter and her books are amazing!
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I really LOVED Pushing the Limits, it was so different from the books that are out these days and it actually made me cry, so I can’t freakin wait for Crash Into You.
Thanks for doing the interview and for picking Katie MaGrarry, she’s one of my favorite authors these days:)
Oh, and thanks for making the givaway international!
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I liked PTL and loved DYT! I’ve been intrigued by Isaiah since we first saw him in PTL and I’m really excited to read his story! 🙂
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I loved her books, esp Pushing The Limits. PTL one of my favorite YA book, story with the same theme but katie knows how the story becomes interesting and not boring
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I’ve only read Pushing the Limits, but I really love it and can’t wait to read the next two books 😀 PtL is definitely one of my favorite book this year.
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I loved her book Pushing The Limits. Lots of emotions on that book.
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i haven’t read any of her books, but they sound like really great contemporary books! 😀
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Even though I only read one of her books Pushing the Limits but I loved it so much. So I think I’ll definitely check out her other books and love them as well.
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I love Katie! Pushing the Limits blew me away!
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Great interview!! I have these books on my TBR so I’m crossing my fingers!! Thanks for the giveaway!
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I love that Katie’s books always make me feel so many different emotions. That is definitely a talent! Thanks for the awesome giveaway! 🙂
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The emotions she includes in her books are raw and intense without being ridiculous or over-the-top. Katie creates real characters, ones readers can relate to.
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I think Katie is a great author, and adds a lot to YA contemporary. I didn’t love Pushing the Limits as much as everyone else, but I did really enjoy Dare You To, and she clearly has teens and readers that connect with her work – I’m looking forward to reading Isaiah’s story, and anything she publishes after.
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LOVE Katie because she writes such amazing characters and romances that suck you in!!
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Katie is an author that simply know how to write a book for me. I enjoyed both PTL and DYT and I can’t wait to read Crash Into You but I know I’ll love it 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
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I really like her. Pushing The Limits is truly amazing <3
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I love Katie’s books because her characters are beautifully flawed. There’s an intensity to the romance, too, which is always good. 😉 And once I finish reading her novels, I’m never the same. In the very best way.
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Thanks for such an awesome giveaway! I just finished reading DYT and it was a fantastic read. I’d love to read the first book, Pushing the Limits and the newest one coming out soon, Crash Into You!
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I love Katie McGarry’s writing because she writes such flawed and believable characters. Even though the books are character-driven, the plot is still important to the story. I have noticed with each book she improves, so I am really looking forward to Crash into You!
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Sadly I have only read Pushing the Limits, but I read that on my kindle so I don’t have a copy of any of the books! I loved Pushing the Limits and I can’t wait to read Dare You To and Crash Into You!!!
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I love Katie because she makes the most unlikely of couples fall in love and it turns out that they are so perfect for each other!
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