A review by tarireads
The Dating Dare by Jayci Lee

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I didn’t like this book. For starters, we’re supposed to believe these characters are adults, but their inner thoughts and dialogue read a lot like horny teenagers than anything else. There is no character development and a lot of tell instead of show. We’re supposed to believe these characters like each other and are meant for each other but are they? Their lack of chemistry makes it hard to believe.
The sources of conflict also feel forced and I struggled to take some of the scenes seriously. Whenever an emotional scene was happening, the impact it could’ve had on me was undermined by a horny thought from one of the characters.
I struggled a lot with this book, but I pushed through because I wanted to see what kind of resolution it would have. That was okay, but it had a lot of tell instead of show once again.
Besides, if you read the first book in this series, I found some inconsistencies in this based on what had been written in the first one when it came to Tara and Seth.
This book didn’t come across as cheesy to me (which would have been fine). It came across as cringey.