Nowhere But Here details the romance between good girl Emily and bad boy Oz against the backdrop of the Reign of Terror motorcycle gang, to which both Oz and Emily's biological father belong. Katie McGarry advocates that you are not what you're born into: (view spoiler)[Emily outgrows the fears her mother instilled in her and Oz learns to see beyond the security company owned by the club (hide spoiler)]. The plot moves quickly and the constant action holds readers' attention. 
 The downside: McGarry's reliance on plot twists and cliches detracts from the character development. (view spoiler)[The Romeo and Juliet-esque love story between Emily's mom Meg and father Eli trips up Emily's character development; instead of allowing her to explore the idea that adult love is complicated and, perhaps, that love isn't always enough to keep two people together, tragic backstory transforms Meg and Eli from fallible, complicated characters to cliche "always do the best for our daughter" parents. (hide spoiler)] The ending is pat and avoids any real complication. The Riot motorcycle club is bad for the sake of badness: (view spoiler)[even when Emily is trapped with her mother's family, they never try to explain their side of the story and remain one hundred percent within the "bad guy motorcyclists" stereotype. (hide spoiler)] 
 I wish Goodreads allowed for half stars; this book is solidly 3 stars. Though the character development is lacking, curiosity and the plot's speed move the story.