It should appeal to readers of all ages, especially YA readers. Also there are elements of mystery and suspense. WORTHWHILE READ!Īs other reviewers have noted, this is a poignant coming-of-age novel. Beth was right, Addy was always the strong one.įor the first couple of chapters, i thought i had erred in buying a YA listen but after that this 50 something year old was fully engaged with the characters & their motivations while a vivid mind movie of their athletic feats was running throughout.The author managed to evoke memories of my own high school humiliations & gratitude that those memories now have the benefit of life experience. Who was the most memorable character of Dare Me and why?Īddy remains memorable for prevailing in the midst of the self destruction of Beth, Will & Coach.
The reader delivered the teenage voice with credibility & maimtained my interest in some of the details of Cheering, not a subject matter which initially engaged me.
What does Khristine Hvam bring to the story that you wouldn?t experience if you just read the book? Several of the Nicci French novels have similar themes of the perils of self/ other confusion. The secret history by Donna Tarrt due to the intensity of the relationships the adult/ teen interplay & the dark undercurrent. What other book might you compare Dare Me to and why? If you could sum up Dare Me in three words, what would they be? Award-winning novelist Megan Abbott, writing with what Tom Perrotta has hailed as "total authority and an almost desperate intensity", provides a harrowing glimpse into the dark heart of the all-American girl. The raw passions of girlhood are brought to life in this taut, unflinching exploration of friendship, ambition, and power.
After the first wave of shock and grief, Addy tries to uncover the truth behind the death - and learns that the boundary between loyalty and love can be dangerous terrain. Then a suicide focuses a police investigation on Coach and her squad. Only Beth, unsettled by the new regime, remains outside Coach's golden circle, waging a subtle but vicious campaign to regain her position as "top girl" - both with the team and with Addy herself. Now they're seniors who rule the intensely competitive cheer squad, feared and followed by the other girls - until the young new coach arrives.Ĭool and commanding, an emissary from the adult world just beyond their reach, Coach Colette French draws Addy and the other cheerleaders into her life. Beth calls the shots and Addy carries them out, a long-established order of things that has brought them to the pinnacle of their high-school careers.
From the award-winning author of The Turnout and Give Me Your Hand: The searing novel of friendship and betrayal that inspired the USA Network series, praised by Gillian Flynn as " Lord of the Flies set in a high-school cheerleading squad.Tense, dark, and beautifully written".Īddy Hanlon has always been Beth Cassidy's best friend and trusted lieutenant.
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