Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares: Rachel Cohn, David Levithan

Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares- Rachel Cohn, David Levithan

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To begin, the authors ability to understand the need for two authors writing in first person for each of the characters is brilliant and allows the characters to not seem on e big blur as it would have if the characters first person chapters were written by the same person.  Two voices completely differentiated and yet intersected just as a love story should be. The concept of the red notebook is brilliant aswell. I almost want to plant one at my local book store.

It was not a suspenseful story. No wow moments, though a few that made you a little irritated for the certain characters ignorance because you know something they don’t.  a good read though not my favorite. If you gave me two options at to whether I would read I Never Loved Your Mind by Paul Zindel or   this book I would choose the former.  Whilst this book had its very kooky and extremely funny moments I have read better. I recommend it, I don’t love it and probably will never read it again. Though not to say I don’t want to have it hard copy on my bookshelf.

Also, props to the cover artist. The book cover truly gives you the sense of the book and its meaning.