I loved this book! The chemistry between the two MCs is amazing. Swoon worthy moments. I adored the amount of steam, it was just enough for these two MCs. The references to brewing beer was fun to see as well!

I really enjoyed Jayci Lee’s first book, A Sweet Mess. This one was fun to be back in the same world but did fall a little flat for me. The love between Tara and Seth felt a bit unbelievable due to its immediacy. I understand the level of attraction but even that felt unbelievable especially as it so quickly became love. That said, I still rooted for the characters. It just had some pacing problems, dragging in the middle and an abrupt ending.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ecopy for my kindle. What a super cute story. I loved A Sweet Mess. I think I loved The Dating Dare just as much. Seth was a sweetheart and so was Tara. Their chemistry was off the charts. This was the perfect fluffy romance that I needed.

This was a cute rom-com but it left me wanting more character development. I found it a bit lacking and the whole dare idea a little weird. Maybe it was a bit over the top in the cheesiness but it was a cute quick read. I just wanted a little bit more.

This is one of those books that is an okay read, it's not brilliant but it's definately not bad either. It's a fence sitter read.

I kinda like Tara and Seth but I found them easy to forget if you know what I mean. I won't remember their story in months to come, which happens sometimes.

A tad too cheesy for me I think.

This is the 2nd book in a new series by author Jayci Lee. It is better to read the first, but if you don't the author updates the reader enough to keep you following the characters and storyline.
This book was more enjoyable than the 1st book, which doesn't happen often in a series.
The sweet romance that blossoms between Tara and Seth was enjoyable to read and felt like something I could see in a Hollywood movie.

This book was cheesy and predictable in the best way and I loved every minute of it. I found both main characters likable while still getting frustrated at their mishandling of their baggage but also understood where it came from. While it's not a groundbreaking book that will stick with me, it was exactly what I look for in a quick romcom when I need a break from everything else.

I read this book not realizing it was the second in a series so now I'm excited to go back and read the first book!

Last year, I read and enjoyed A Sweet Mess, by Jayci Lee, which was a romance about a Korean-American couple. It was cute and sweet (as indicated by the title) and involved food! (a fave subject of mine). So, I was excited to pick up the new follow-up, The Dating Dare.

The Dating Date picks up at the wedding reception of the couple from A Sweet Mess. Tara is a bridesmaid and the best friend of the bride. She doesn't DO relationships. She is all about the hook-up and moving on. But, she detects a spark of connection with Seth, the brother of the groom. Seth is known as a bit of a playboy, so Tara really doesn't want to be interested. The two agree to a dating dare, where they will go on four "uncomplicated" dates with each other.

This missed the mark for me a bit. I didn't like it as much as the first one. Maybe it was the lack of food or maybe it was that I didn't get why Seth and Tara couldn't just try to communicate a little better. Whatever it was, I am not ruling out reading additional books by this author.

The audiobook was well done and entertaining.

New to me author but definitely won't be last. Thoroughly enjoyed this story. Thanks Netgalley and to the publisher for letting me read this advance copy.

Fun! I've purchased it for the library. I'm currently clearing out all of the books that were published in 2019-21 from my title feedback view!

I loved the first book. Loved loved. Same for this book! I want to read more from this world if possible.

This is the second in Jayci Lee’s “A Sweet Mess” series. You don’t have to read them in order to be in the loop with what’s going on.

The Dating Dare had a cute premise, with a “will they, won’t they” vibe. While they both knew they liked each other, the back and forth of ignoring their feelings for one another got a bit tiresome.

3 stars because while the story and premise were cute, I still felt like it was missing something.

the dating dare was just absolutely truly adorable with the premise that truly pulled me in. with their dates with the dare of not to fall in love with each other, it definitely has a fake dating trope feel to it. seeing them go on these dates and of course develop feelings was really funny to see as in the usual rom com fashion the expected drama of feelings and resolution into a cheesy happy ending made my heart full! tara was definitely my favorite in her strong self independent personality looking out for herself and wasnt really looking for romance at the moment.

I loved this book! I don't think I've ever read a book about someone making a dare/bet with the other person to date them but it was super fun. I think the writing is fantastic, its fast and witty and I loved the chemistry between the two characters.

Appealing characters and funny dialogue made this a pleasant quick read. I will defiinitely recommend to patrons.

The premise of this sounded cute. I was really to fall in love with this, but I really didn’t click with this at all.

Tara and Seth have both been burned by relationship. They don’t want anything serious, so when they meet at a wedding their game of truth or dare turns into something else. Now, they are going on 4 dates with each other and trying not to fall in love.

The premise that I thought would be cute, wasn’t. I’m still not sure if it is the premise itself or the characters. I never connected with the characters. There were so many moments when I wanted to strangle them that I could never really get into the story that was going on.

There were a lot of moments that made this whole book feel forced. The dialogue and some of the scenarios they were in felt like it was forcing them to be closer together rather than focusing on Tara and Seth’s actual connection.

If I was reading smut, their horiness for each other would have been great but… there was a strong lack of smut in here.

This whole book really wasn’t for me between the characters, their connection and the lack of conflict.

I tried really hard to get into this book and it's completely possible it was just my mindset at the time. I can see myself enjoying The Dating Dare at a later date but right now, it just wasn't for me.

This is the perfect romantic comedy. There are wonderful characters, a fun plot to follow, perfect "mishaps" and sweet chemistry. There's everything you want in a romcom and more! I'm told that this s book 2 in a series. so I can't wait to read book one. I didn't feel the need to read book 1 first, so this can definitely be read as a standalone. I also hope we'll see some of these characters in a book 3. (4/5/6, etc!)


I received an advance copy. All thoughts are my own.

This one is a cute and quick love story. This is a cute twist on the fake dating trope where the two main characters agree to a short term relationship with a specific end date. But, we all know better than that, right? Tara and Seth obviously can’t keep their hands and minds off of each other and, when the time comes for their relationship to end, it isn’t easy to let go.

This book was unfortunate. Probably a case of showing and not telling. There's a scene where the heroine is talking to her friend, and then they laugh for some reason over something that isn't funny. Also it felt like they minimized his emotions to prove that she'd struggled so much.