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Dare Me by Megan Abbott

6 reviews

bella_t_16's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Toxic friendship, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Eating disorder, Cursing, Sexual assault, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Drug use, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

beccaand's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Megan Abbott is excellent at building a sense of tension and dread that is so insidious, and just crawls under your skin.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Bullying, Body shaming, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Murder, Alcoholism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, and Medical content

tinytrashqueen's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Major content warnings for this one. The girls' dialogue and cattiness is the worst of high school stereotypes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

maggie_atwood's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

Minor: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Vomit

emptychurches's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Vomit

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

tonni's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts