"The universe doesn't decide what's right or not right. You do."
Author: Rachel Cohn and David Levithan.
Release date: October 26th, 2010.
Description: 260 pages, paperback.
Availability: Amazon, $9,92 (Paperback).
Genre: Young Adult (YA), Romance.
Rating: 3½ stars.
Resume: 16 year-old Lily is a bookworm, quirky teenage girl who left a red notebook filled with dares tucked between some books in her favorite bookstore. Eventually, the book is found by Dash when he tries to avoid the festivities of Christmas. As he decides to take on Lily's challenges, a romance soon sparks between the teenagers. Their journey makes them swirl all around the busiest city of the world, but will they eventually find each other?
Review: With only 260 pages, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares is fast read. The chapters alternate between the two main characters, Lily and Dash which is interesting since the Dash's parts are written by Levithan and the Lily's parts by Cohn. The styles of writing, while different, mesh very well.
As characters, Lily and Dash each stand their own ground.While the characters share some interests; such as books and movies, they are polar opposites. Lily is somewhat mold after the manic pixie dream girl model, while also being quite shy and sensitive. Dash is an outgoing and popular boy, but he is also bookish, sarcastic and witty. The characters are charming and, to a certain extend, relatable.
The story itself was intended to challenge its characters, to make them grow and expand their horizons, which the authors achieve quite well. The concept of the book is really interesting, while at times underdeveloped. I think that the authors let slip some opportunities to go deeper into the characters by the possible dares they could have make them do. For me, Levithan and Cohn stayed on the surface and did not scratched their characters enough. The dialogue was sometimes overly mature for a bunch of sixteen y.o. That being said, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares is well-written, light-heated and witty. With touches of humor, the novel delivers the endearing story of a different kind of romance. A lot of tension had build up around the ending and the meeting of Dash and Lily. Levithan and Cohn delivered and wrapped up the story perfectly.
I would recommend Dash & Lily's Book of Dares to fans of YA and romance novels as a light, Christmas-y read to take a breather between two books.
Recommendations: If you fancied Dash & Lily's Book of Dares, you might enjoy 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson, Paper Towns by John Green or/and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Levithan and Cohn.
As characters, Lily and Dash each stand their own ground.While the characters share some interests; such as books and movies, they are polar opposites. Lily is somewhat mold after the manic pixie dream girl model, while also being quite shy and sensitive. Dash is an outgoing and popular boy, but he is also bookish, sarcastic and witty. The characters are charming and, to a certain extend, relatable.
The story itself was intended to challenge its characters, to make them grow and expand their horizons, which the authors achieve quite well. The concept of the book is really interesting, while at times underdeveloped. I think that the authors let slip some opportunities to go deeper into the characters by the possible dares they could have make them do. For me, Levithan and Cohn stayed on the surface and did not scratched their characters enough. The dialogue was sometimes overly mature for a bunch of sixteen y.o. That being said, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares is well-written, light-heated and witty. With touches of humor, the novel delivers the endearing story of a different kind of romance. A lot of tension had build up around the ending and the meeting of Dash and Lily. Levithan and Cohn delivered and wrapped up the story perfectly.
I would recommend Dash & Lily's Book of Dares to fans of YA and romance novels as a light, Christmas-y read to take a breather between two books.
Recommendations: If you fancied Dash & Lily's Book of Dares, you might enjoy 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson, Paper Towns by John Green or/and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Levithan and Cohn.
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