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A review by nikolinaza
If You Dare by A.R. Torre
5.0
It's been seven months since Deanna has regained back the control of her life. Everything went on smoothly—camming's doing pretty well, her hacker bestfriend stayed by her side, and her relationship with the sweet Jeremy has gotten more intense. But on the other side, Deanna's depraved dark urges has gotten even worse than before. Her reality and thoughts gets tangled in a blur until one morning, she wakes up with a broken nose, police knocking at her door, and her boyfriend is once again missing.
Once again, I want to thank my impulses who urged me to collect the whole series before I even finished the first book. It was one of the best decision I've made this year, and I am beyond happy for that.
Unlike the previous two books, If You Dare keeps a fast pace from beginning to end, action and mystery packed. This book started with some sweet moments between our not-so-holy couple, Deanna and Jeremy, before shits literally went down to hell. The change of situation has happened quite drastically, told in the point of view of past and present, which makes me go "okay okay okay BUT WHAT THE F IS HAPPENING CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME A CLUE", excited and dreading at the same time of what would happen in the next pages.
Deanna! So far, she's my favorite grey character. As the story goes, it becomes more and more interesting to get inside of her head. In this book, we can clearly see that she struggled hard to overcome her power slash biggest weakness and sin. She gets more aggressive and wild, and at the same time, she is scared of herself. Scared of what will become of her. Excited and scared of the outside world, and at some point, it puts a heavier strain in her relationship with Jeremy. She loves, but she also hurts and kills, and this is what makes her character became more intriguing and complex.
I have no objection about the ending. I do think it's the bestest conclusion based on every characters' personalities. But I would love a longer series. I want to see Mike and Jeremy (and probably Jamie) to become Deanna's ally, because they would surely be badass.
Maybe it's just a wishful thinking, but I've seen Torre's tweets recently, and she said she had planned to write another book for this series, and include some happy ending, so... fingers crossed.
It will be so hard to say goodbye to Deanna, Jeremy, Mike, Jamie, and Derek :(
Once again, I want to thank my impulses who urged me to collect the whole series before I even finished the first book. It was one of the best decision I've made this year, and I am beyond happy for that.
Unlike the previous two books, If You Dare keeps a fast pace from beginning to end, action and mystery packed. This book started with some sweet moments between our not-so-holy couple, Deanna and Jeremy, before shits literally went down to hell. The change of situation has happened quite drastically, told in the point of view of past and present, which makes me go "okay okay okay BUT WHAT THE F IS HAPPENING CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME A CLUE", excited and dreading at the same time of what would happen in the next pages.
Deanna! So far, she's my favorite grey character. As the story goes, it becomes more and more interesting to get inside of her head. In this book, we can clearly see that she struggled hard to overcome her power slash biggest weakness and sin. She gets more aggressive and wild, and at the same time, she is scared of herself. Scared of what will become of her. Excited and scared of the outside world, and at some point, it puts a heavier strain in her relationship with Jeremy. She loves, but she also hurts and kills, and this is what makes her character became more intriguing and complex.
Spoiler
One thing that makes me wonder was the police procedure. Some evidence was found near Deanna, that's right, but that doesn't mean it was her doing until the lab results proved so, so why was it easy to arrest Deanna just based on found evidence? It seems like the detectives just wanted to arrest her because she 'looked' guilty.I have no objection about the ending. I do think it's the bestest conclusion based on every characters' personalities. But I would love a longer series. I want to see Mike and Jeremy (and probably Jamie) to become Deanna's ally, because they would surely be badass.
Maybe it's just a wishful thinking, but I've seen Torre's tweets recently, and she said she had planned to write another book for this series, and include some happy ending, so... fingers crossed.
It will be so hard to say goodbye to Deanna, Jeremy, Mike, Jamie, and Derek :(