Really enjoyed this YA thriller. It’s a suspenseful, “whodunit”, quick read for all ages not just young adults. The final twist at the end is absolutely mind blowing!!!
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I know this is YA, so I am going to try to go easy on this review. This book was so so so immature. The entire book I didn't understand how all these high schoolers could just be hanging out half the night. And I still don't really understand the Wilder family? It felt like there was hardly any discussion or explanation there. And the ending was awful!! I am literally still confused based on the ending. Who actually did what? no clue. I wish this story had been far more fleshed out because if it had been, it definitely could have been good. It just felt very disjointed to me

Image your Senior year, we all want to have a memorable last year of high school. So they decide to perform pranks and depending the level of the prank it can either be a good laugh or go horribly wrong. The story line will keep you on your toes with guessing. I was not expecting the ending. Would recommend this book.

3.5/5 (rounded up)

This is my first book by Natasha, and I’m not sure if I’d read more. I found myself getting distracted often

Marley and her friends are about to finish their senior year of high school but they still have to do their senior pranks. These pranks are a little more intense than the normal ones. That would be because of Rhett and his older brother’s were known for their dares. So Rhett follows in their footsteps giving the senior class dares but when you’re giving a dare. You cannot back out of it, otherwise there are consequences to it. So when Marley and her friends Luce, Jesse and Atlas get their date they cannot back down but when they take their dare it will change their lives forever.

This book was more YA than the other ones I have read. It was a little hard because I did find the main character a little repetitive and annoying. So it took until the last 20% where I was really interested. The ending had some twists but not like the other ones I have read where I was shocked. I still liked it and recommend it and especially for a young audience looking for a good thriller.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children’s publishing for letting me review this book.

Senior pranks used to just be saran wrapping toilets or messing with the parking lot so no one could go to school. But since Rhett and his brothers make the dares it’s never that simple. Accepting a dare means you could be expelled or even arrested depending on the dare. But if you refuse the dare a secret about you is revealed. Either way, there are consequences…

This was a pretty good book. I have read other books by this author and she has an MO of having ambiguous endings (which sometimes frustrate me lol) but that wasn’t the case in this book! I enjoy a good YA book every once in a while and this was that. It was a typical “we did something bad let’s cover it up” but the ending was really good. Not what I expected at all! Overall I would recommend this book if you like YA, thrillers, and fast paced reads. My only cons about the book were I’ve read a lot of books with similar plots and I never understand the choice process in plots like these haha

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and author for a copy of this work in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are that of my own!

Wow! This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I like it. If you like suspense thrillers, you’ll like this. One stupid dare changed everything. Who can you trust if not your friends, right? We meet a group of friends on their last weeks of school. Reluctantly, they decide they want to participate in the senior pranks, not knowing what’s ahead. I would definitely recommend this book because it’s full of who done it? Never going to guess the next twist. This is a 4 star read for me.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this arc for an honest review.

Natasha Preston is one of my favorite authors, she got me into reading with her book series “Silence”.
This book was great! It was slow at the beginning but it’s worth sticking around for the crazy plot twist.
I definitely recommend this book for anybody looking for a shorter read in the thriller category!
If you like Freida, you’ll like Natasha Preston!

I have been reading Natasha Preston for probably 5+ years and have LOVED every one I've read! This one was no exception!

It was a bit of a slow burn at first, but it definitely picked up and was quite gripping! Classic senior pranks but make them dangerous! What's not to love?!

Thank you, NetGalley, Delacorte Press, and Natasha Preston for this opportunity! I greatly enjoyed it !

Natasha Preston is a very talented young adult writer, I have followed her career and read every book she has released. "The Dare" will have you guessing until the very end. The plot is so vivid, you almost feel as if you are the main character in the story. This is definitely a book you will not want to put down. Definitely add this book to your own personal bucket list of books to read soon.

Wait, what?! What an incredibly fast paced story that had me guessing what would happen until the very end. Sometimes you can't help but fall in love with the bad guy.

Thank you Natasha Preston, Delacorte Press and NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Some of this seemed really silly and illogical. The twist at the end was fantastic..but I wish we heard the characters motivations more. I feel like we only saw the story through the eyes of a character who was blindsided.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc. I really enjoyed this one, as I do all Natasha Preston books. What happens when the senior dares go over the line and a life is taken? It seems each year the dares get worse, and there are consequences for not doing the dare you are given. This was a quick read, a great ya thriller.

There were pro's and cons to this book. I'm not one for thriler's or mystery books but this one was really good. The pros are that it was Engaging, Well written and Suspenseful. I felt the fear and pain that Marley was dealing with and how much I hoped that she would be okay. There are a few cons that I think need to be fixed before final publishing. I wasn't a big fan of text images kind of being shown but i go tover that. The one thing that I do think needs to be fixed for ebook is the fotmatting of the texts. On the right hand side of the ebook the texts that marley would send were getting cut off and made it hard to read. There was also multiple spelling and grammar errors that need to be addressed. In one part of the park Natasha is talking about Rhett but names Jesse instead when she meant Rhett. The ending threw me for a loop as I didn't see it coming but I was very happy with it. If it it wasn't for those errors I would've rated this book higher.

This book was insane! I was a little bored at first but then it picked up and I HAD to know what was happening. I definitely got the ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ vibes, but the similarities stop after the one major plot point. I read this in about 5 hours and literally could not put it down.

Natasha Preston is an entertaining author and I do really enjoy her books. This one begins with the rich popular kid giving out increasingly risky dares to the senior class. They participate because of fear of blackmail if they don’t. I found Marley, our main character, to be annoying in the beginning, but her character really grew on me further into the story. The characters are high school seniors, so that’s to be expected. My favorite character was Rhett, the kid handing out the dares. The ending was pretty mind blowing and I didn’t see all of that coming at all. Definitely a fun read, I was surprised that this wasn’t the usual cliffhanger ending. Four stars from me. Thank you Netgalley and Random House Publishing for the ARC.

I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this one! I sat down to read it at 8pm and stayed up until midnight just to finish it.
It's not often that a thriller truly shocks me but believe me when I say- YOU WILL NOT SEE THE TWIST COMING!!
The characters were written so well that I actually started to feel hatred for them- that is GREAT writing if you ask me!
I'll definitely be recommending this book to those looking for a twisty thriller that will have you staying up all night to get to the bottom of it.
Thank you to Delacorte Press for the e-arc, this one comes out on May 7th!

Thank you NetGalley, Random House Children’s, Delacorte Press, and Natasha Preston for sharing an e-book copy with me!

4 wonderfully earned stars to The Dare, releasing May 7, 2024! I really was not sure what to expect starting this book. A bunch of high school seniors joining to take on some questionable dares & “pranks.” It felt a little slow in the beginning for me, but once you hit ~20% in? It turns fast paced and kept me wanting to continue flipping pages. I wasn’t expecting some of the twist and turns… which counts as an A+ in my mind for mystery & thriller reads.

This was my first book by Natasha Preston and I already have plans to pick up others by her. Looking forward to reading some of her others!

Rating: 4.25 stars!

The Dare by Natasha Preston is a story of high school senior pranks (or dares in this case!) gone wrong. The writing style of this book, the character building and the twisty ending remind me of some of my favorite books by Freida McFadden and Holly Jackson.

The characters were slightly annoying at times, but what high schoolers don't have annoying moments? The storyline of the main characters always running through the woods at ungodly hours and insane senior pranks is hard to believe, but the chapters are very action packed and shorter in nature, so its incredibly easy to fly through this book.

With the (unreliable?) narrator, the last chapter is insane! I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

"The Dare" by Natasha Preston delivers an electrifying rollercoaster ride of suspense with its gripping twists and turns that keep you guessing until the very end. While the start may have been a bit challenging to sink into, the narrative quickly escalates, pulling you deeper into its web of mystery and intrigue. Just when you think you have it all figured out, Preston throws a curveball that leaves you stunned. And a special thanks to NetGalley for granting me early access to this heart-pounding thriller!

We're following a group of high school seniors who are given senior pranks they must complete or have embarrassing secrets revealed about them. Four friends complete their first dare with no problems, but a tragic accident happens during their second dare. They decide to cover it up and take the secret to their graves, but someone saw what happened and is sending threats. Tension is high, arguments start between the friends and their pulling away from each other. The majority of the book has similar vibes to I know what you did last summer. That's really the only reason my star rating is low. It just felt too familiar. The ending does have a twist I didn't see coming. I love Natasha Preston's books and have read several from her, this one just didn't hit as well as the others for me. I will still read from her in the future, and I definitely recommend picking up her books.

Thank you NetGalley & author for an ARC of this book! #netgalley #thedare