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Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan
The story depicts two teenagers who are connected through messages sent back and forth through a notebook, even though they have never met before. It follows the development of the two characters, Dash and Lily, and the love story that unfolds from an unlike place.
I really enjoyed this book but definitely wish I had waited to read in December or so. It takes place in New York during the holiday season and I didn't really know how big of a part the season played in the book. I definitely did still enjoy it though, but think it would have been a perfect read during winter.
Usually I don't enjoy all the main characters in a book but I really did in this one. I found both Dash and Lily to be well developed and very realistic. I loved how the story went between their two views as well, sometimes it is nice to know what the other characters are thinking and feeling about situations and scenes they are in. They each had their own individual voice and personality that my heart felt for both of them through the story, especially links to their family and personal life.
The only aspect I didn't enjoy was part of the ending. I don't want to give away too much, but will say it is a scene involving a random baby saving scene. Really? I didn't really see how that fit with the flow of the rest of the book and thought it was a bit dramatic to just be thrown in at random.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend picking it up to read this holiday season. I also definitely plan on picking up more of Cohn and Levithan's collaboration books, hopefully they are as enjoyable as this one. [:
I really enjoyed this book but definitely wish I had waited to read in December or so. It takes place in New York during the holiday season and I didn't really know how big of a part the season played in the book. I definitely did still enjoy it though, but think it would have been a perfect read during winter.
Usually I don't enjoy all the main characters in a book but I really did in this one. I found both Dash and Lily to be well developed and very realistic. I loved how the story went between their two views as well, sometimes it is nice to know what the other characters are thinking and feeling about situations and scenes they are in. They each had their own individual voice and personality that my heart felt for both of them through the story, especially links to their family and personal life.
The only aspect I didn't enjoy was part of the ending. I don't want to give away too much, but will say it is a scene involving a random baby saving scene. Really? I didn't really see how that fit with the flow of the rest of the book and thought it was a bit dramatic to just be thrown in at random.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend picking it up to read this holiday season. I also definitely plan on picking up more of Cohn and Levithan's collaboration books, hopefully they are as enjoyable as this one. [: