Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Romance / General
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Rachel Cohn
David Levithan
Now a Netflix original series starring Austin Abrams and Midori Francis! A whirlwind holiday season romance from the New York Times bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. “I’ve left some clues for you. If you want them, turn the page. If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.” 16-year-old Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on her favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. Dash, in a bad mood during the holidays, happens to be the first guy to pick up the notebook and rise to its challenges. What follows is a whirlwind romance as Dash and Lily trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations all across New York City. But can their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions, or will their scavenger hunt end in a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?Co-written by Rachel Cohn (GINGERBREAD) and David Levithan, co-author of WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON with John Green (THE FAULT IN OUR STARS), DASH & LILY'S BOOK OF DARES is a love story that will have readers scouring bookstore shelves, looking and longing for a love (and a red notebook) of their own.
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Author
Rachel Cohn
Pages
272
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published Date
2010-10-26
ISBN
0375896686 9780375896682
Ratings
Google: 3
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"Dnf<br/><br/>This book was a bit pretentious. The worst part was one of the main characters Lily was not very likable and to me obnoxious. It was difficult to read from her perspective. She seemed fun but over the top and adventurous while Dash was a snarky intellectual with a side of grinch. They had no chemistry.<br/><br/>So maybe this was a bit too YA for me. For instance Lily said I don't know how he got past the cryptic clues.....how were they cryptic? The post-it literally had the name of the book he needed to find and the page number and the count to each word. Yes I have no idea how he figured it out. Dash is a genius.<br/><br/>I honestly wanted to quit reading after the sweaty perverted Santa omg that was gross. And it also didn't help that the narrator Tara Sands made Lily sound eye rollingly immature which I guess matched her words. Although I may have set myself up for failure because of my high hopes for this story."
Ashley
""It was Christmastime in New York City, the most detestable time of the year."<br/><br/>I loved the Dash & Lily show so much that I had to pick up the books! While I still enjoyed the books, the show is much more charming. This was a fun & light Christmas read."
Emily
"I love how you can understand the different character based on the writing style and not only through the words themselves "
Audrey Tourigny
"I could never not like this book!!!! It features the best place to be in New York. The iconic strand bookstore!!!! I love the fact that this book is so cute and it really reads well!!!! I hope they adapt it into a movie one day!! Incredible book! 10/10 would read again!!!!"
Finn Hughes
"One of the cutest romances I've read about, Dash and Lily are ADORABLE"
missnoe'lmags
"This one wasn't for me. I know there are a lot of people that love this book and there was a lot of hype and I've been wanting to read it for years. There was nothing wrong with it but I just couldn't get into it and I had some issues with the language and comparing God to Santa. Maybe I will try again one day or try the tv adaptation. I enjoyed the concept so I think I may like the show better."
Whitney
"Cute and romantic "
Blaine-Monet