Kitty's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 A few years ago I took a chance on a debut author's first book. The book was "Full Measure" and I was in tears in the first chapter. But, I couldn't stop reading it and I could not believe that this was Rebecca Yarros' first book that she ever published. I fell in love with the storyline, with the author and with all the characters that she introduced me to. She continued her "Flight & Glory" series with Eyes Turned Skyward and again, had me holding my breath and waiting to see where she was going to bring me. What level of emotions she would pull out of me. Now, with "Beyond What Is Given" she brought me to my knees. She taught me the true meaning of loyalty, of trust, of faith, of courage and true love. 
 Written from both Samantha and Grayson's POV, she let us know exactly what the other was thinking, how they were feeling and laid their emotions right out there for all of us to see and feel. We watched as the walls came tumbling down around Gray and watched Sam battle her demons. Together they were a force of nature ... apart they were shells of themselves. 
 Loyalty - Grayson. True to the one girl that he felt he failed. He may have saved her life, but the guilt that he felt for her condition could not drag him away from being totally loyal to her and his family. Until Samantha. 
 Trust - Samantha's trust in Grayson that he will do what is best for everyone. Her trust in his love for her and his trust that she will stand beside him no matter what his decisions are because of her love for him. 
 Faith - Grayson's faith that Samantha will believe in him to know what the best decision is and when the time is right to let the truth be told. That's all that he wants, for Sam to have faith in him and their love to overcome everything. 
 Courage - Samantha's courage to face her past head-on ... to fight through a tornado to save someone she cares about ... to face Grayson's family as his girlfriend when all odds are stacked against them ... to let Grayson go and live his dream in the place that he felt obligated to. 
 True Love - I don't even know where to start with this one. But, it's kind of self-explanatory. Let's just say that the Epilogue had me crying and smiling at the same time and I through to myself "finally, happy tears!". 
 Now, there are certain characters that I really need to address here. Mainly, Grayson's family. What a diverse crew they are. I loved Mia - she was open and honest and truly loved and cared about Grayson. She was Sam and Gray's champion. Joey wanted what was best for everyone but most of all wanted her dream to come true. Connie wasn't too involved in the story so I am not sure where she will fit in with future stories. Parker ... well let's just say that she deserves to live in her own place in hell. She was brutal, she was mean and nasty, she was a selfish bitch ... she was hiding a secret that could have changed so many things for Grayson but waited until it was too late and a lot of people were hurt by her actions. Mom Grayson was trying to be the peacemaker and, unfortunately, failing miserably. But, she adored her only son and just wanted to see him happy. As for Dad, well, he finally redeemed himself in the end. But, what he did up until then made him a royal ass - distrusting, nasty, had no confidence in Gray and one very controlling person. Being proud of Grayson was not something that he ever thought he would be. 
 Finally, Grace ... Gray's past love. Since most of the story surrounds her, telling anything about her gives it away. No spoilers here ... you will have to read this book to find out just who she is, what she is to Gray and what she does that has me feeling sorry for her, resenting her then loving her. 
 Jagger and Paisley, Josh and Ember ... the crew is back and still together planning wonderful futures after flight school. Now, I wonder where she is going to take Morgan and Carter?? Or maybe Ms. Yarros will really give Grayson a coronary and she'll pair Mia up with someone?? 
 So, Beyond What Is Given is definitely on my "best of" list for New Adult in 2015. Rebecca Yarros is bringing us on a wild ride in a family of helicopter pilots .... It's uncanny how precise her stories are, how true to life they are. Well, that's probably because her true love is a pilot as well .. she is a military wife ... she is a military daughter .... she knows the ups and downs of life on base, deployments and the fear that they won't come home. She pours her heart into every book that she writes and gives us a little part of herself with every story. Her heroines are strong because she is strong. Her heroes are brave, strong, and handsome. The friendships she writes are true and lasting. But, most of all, her writing is fluid and emotional and she tells a story with flair and style. She brings you into the lives of the characters and makes you feel everything that they are going through. Rebecca Yarros takes you on a journey that will have you laughing, smiling, crying and finally breathing a sigh of relief and crying happy tears. 
 Review copy provided for an honest review.