A review by eirasnow
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan
Did not finish book.
Lost interest.
I read this book on mobile during Sunday shift hours when there was nobody to tend to, meaning I read this in public. I don't normally read in public, especially books with romance on the cover or even fantasy. This was one of few 'ordinary-looking covered' novels I found in my Kobo mobile account, so I dove right in.
The first few chapters made me frown. Dash was quite an intriguing character, but more in a bad way than good. He's mostly negative about things around him, the sort of person I would prefer not to engage in conversation with. Lily was likable, but not someone I could relate to. Around almost halfway through the book I found myself caring for none of the protagonists, let alone other characters that felt like they served as cardboard backgrounds. I didn't care about both Dash and Lily and what they were up to. The story didn't pull me at all. Time is short and precious, so I don't think I will ever finish a book that couldn't hold my interest. It's not like nothing happened. This wasn't a bland book like others I've dnf-ed. Things actually happened, scenes and events were flowing nicely, but they happened to be things I didn't really care to know what would happen next.
This book could be interesting. I expected some sweet, nice, and interesting things to flow between the characters in later chapters of the story, but since I would never get there, I don't know. I no longer care to know, so no rating from me.
I read this book on mobile during Sunday shift hours when there was nobody to tend to, meaning I read this in public. I don't normally read in public, especially books with romance on the cover or even fantasy. This was one of few 'ordinary-looking covered' novels I found in my Kobo mobile account, so I dove right in.
The first few chapters made me frown. Dash was quite an intriguing character, but more in a bad way than good. He's mostly negative about things around him, the sort of person I would prefer not to engage in conversation with. Lily was likable, but not someone I could relate to. Around almost halfway through the book I found myself caring for none of the protagonists, let alone other characters that felt like they served as cardboard backgrounds. I didn't care about both Dash and Lily and what they were up to. The story didn't pull me at all. Time is short and precious, so I don't think I will ever finish a book that couldn't hold my interest. It's not like nothing happened. This wasn't a bland book like others I've dnf-ed. Things actually happened, scenes and events were flowing nicely, but they happened to be things I didn't really care to know what would happen next.
This book could be interesting. I expected some sweet, nice, and interesting things to flow between the characters in later chapters of the story, but since I would never get there, I don't know. I no longer care to know, so no rating from me.