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The Dare Paperback – May 7, 2024
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Would you accept the dare?
In Marley’s town, seniors are given a prank as a rite of passage…a dare, if you will. The dares start out simple…egging houses, balloons filled with glitter, chickens running loose in the halls.
But this is no child’s play.
Accepting a dare means you could be expelled, arrested, or worse. No one wants to back down from a dare. But saying yes has consequences, too…
- Print length368 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level7 - 9
- Lexile measureHL610L
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.78 x 8.19 inches
- PublisherDelacorte Press
- Publication dateMay 7, 2024
- ISBN-100593704061
- ISBN-13978-0593704066
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Monday, May 22
Senior pranks are a rite of passage. Sometimes they’re fun and sometimes they’re killer.
They’re the last dumb thing you do in high school before you get to do a whole bunch of dumb things in college.
But if you go to my school, they can stop your college dreams dead.
Sophomore year I couldn’t wait to participate in senior pranks, but in the last two years the pranks have really escalated. The Wilder brothers—putting their last name to good use—took over. Five of them, all a year apart in age and all headed for prison if it weren’t for their parents’ money, came up with a way to raise the stakes.
Everett
Emmett
Rhett—ugh
Garrett
Truett
Their parents really went with that matching-name theme. No wonder they have issues.
I think I remember a kid ribbing Everett about it once. Only once. There’s rumor that the kid had to move to another country.
The brothers all like to exert their dominance. They assign you a prank. A dare, really. If you’re brave enough—or stupid enough— to turn it down, a forfeit is forced upon you.
Arrests, expulsions, not walking at graduation, and even college rejections are what we face now. That is if we accept the dares . . . or if we don’t. Saying no has consequences too.
I watch Rhett laugh and shove one of his followers as he makes his way into the cafeteria, cutting in the line because he doesn’t have to wait like the rest of us.
My best friend, Lucia, twirls her shiny black hair around her finger. “Ignore him,” she says, pushing what I think is supposed to be a burrito away from her. She’s curled up with her boyfriend, Jesse, so far evading the eyes of any teachers monitoring for PDA.
Jesse throws a scowl in Rhett’s direction, still holding a grudge against him for getting starting quarterback at the beginning of the year. Jesse and Atlas are better. Rhett’s family is richer.
“The dares are going to start soon,” I say, turning my nose up. “Rhett’s probably already plotting.”
With only three weeks left of school, senior pranks are right around the corner. Don’t get me wrong, I’m going to go all out to prank Principal Fuller, but I don’t want to get messed up in Rhett’s games.
Atlas leans in, kissing my cheek. “Nothing’s going to stop you and your big brain from going to UCLA.”
Last year Billy Halsten had his place at Ohio State stripped because the fire he set in a trash can spread and gutted a 7-Eleven. It was his dare from the second-born Wilder brother. Not to destroy a building but to keep the fire department busy while someone else stole a CPR mannequin.
Since then, the whole thing has made me want to skip the last few weeks of school altogether. There’s no way Rhett is going to listen to Fuller’s warnings.
We’re to keep it safe. No stupid stuff.
The Wilder brothers only do stupid stuff, and I think Rhett might be the worst one of them all.
And I already know Atlas and Jesse won’t back down from a dare.
“Nothing will stop college because I’m not playing,” I tell him. “We’re sticking with eggs and glitter and balloons. That’s enough.”
Atlas pouts, and I can feel myself starting to relent. He’s ridiculously good-looking—dark skin, full lips, football player’s physique. He’s been mine for the last three years. “Come on, babe, we’ll stick to the boring pranks, I promise. But we can’t miss out on this.”
The ones we’ve planned are boring. Kind of. They’ll annoy the hell out of Fuller, so it’ll still be funny. He’ll be cleaning glitter from his office long after we’ve gone.
“He’s right,” Luce says, jabbing a finger in my arm as Jesse bites her neck and makes her squeal. She pushes his head. “We’re not skipping this just because people have been total idiots in the past.”
“So you’re going to listen to Rhett?” I ask, eyeing them as if they’ve been taken over by aliens.
Jesse scoffs, runs his hand through his white-blond hair, and glares at Rhett again. I think he hates him as much as I do. “We’re not going to let him threaten us. Their family doesn’t have as much power as he thinks. If there’s something we don’t want to do, we won’t.”
A burst of noise gets my attention. Ruthie cackles when Rhett pokes her in the hips. They take a seat at the table next to us, and he looks over, smirking at me. His eyes are the darkest blue I’ve ever seen, looking nearly black against his light skin and sandy-blond locks. He just looks rich, you know. The preppy, perfect hair and expensive clothes. He has a ring on his thumb, as if he belongs to some underground organization.
All the brothers wear them, and no one knows why, but they look ridiculous.
I’ve lost count of the times he’s tried to break Atlas and me up, despite having Ruthie hanging off his every word.
He’s a typical bored rich kid who’s never had to deal with the consequences of any of his actions. It’s why he and his brothers hijacked senior pranks.
And he was once my best friend.
He smiles again and I turn away.
Hate, hate, hate.
Atlas, unlike me, is still staring at him.
“Forget him,” I say. “He’s not worth it.”
“I really wish someone would do something about him,” Jesse mutters, light eyes trying to laser into Rhett’s head.
Atlas barks a laugh. “Like what?”
“Yeah, like what?” I ask, genuinely invested now.
“I don’t know,” Jesse says. “But I think we should figure it out.”
“You want to mess with a Wilder?” Luce asks, giving him a look as if she thinks he’s lost his mind. Luce is too nice and a total rule follower. She wouldn’t even pack a fizzy drink on a field trip if you weren’t supposed to.
I want to roll my eyes. Not because I think it’s a bad idea—because someone needs to stand up to that family—but because it’s a waste of our energy when we’ll be going to college in a few months.
We’ll be out of here, and Rhett will be at a college in state because he’s not allowed to go far. His parents are big on control; all the brothers have gone to the same college, and all will get an apartment near their parents after so they can join the family business.
I mean, no wonder they act out. Their whole lives have already been planned, and they don’t get a choice in any of it. Sounds suffocating as hell.
I still think they’re all assholes, though.
“I’m just saying, I’m sure there’s some way we can turn these pranks around on him,” Jesse says.
“I’m game,” I tell him. “We could paint little pink bunnies on his expensive car.”
“Why bunnies?” Jesse asks, chuckling.
“Why not?”
“Fair. He’d hate it.”
I smile. “And that’s all that matters.”
Atlas side-eyes me, tapping his fingers on the table. He knows that Rhett and I were close in elementary and middle school—they all do, but I’ve never really spoken about it.
Atlas looks like he’s about to say something, but we’re distracted by screams of laughter. I look up as four guys from the football team walk into the cafeteria wearing cheerleader outfits, complete with pom-poms and paint stripes on their cheeks.
The room erupts with cheers and applause.
“Why didn’t you do that too!” I say, playfully hitting Atlas’s arm.
Luce laughs. “Yeah, come on, I would’ve paid to see that.”
The boys don’t have time to answer because the honorary cheerleaders begin to chant and jump around. Max spells out “school is shit” with his arms, and I think I actually see steam coming from Fuller’s ears.
“They’re good,” I say, cheering and throwing a wadded-up napkin at them. Max and Charlie both leap up and attempt the splits in midair. It’s a hilarious fail, and they both laugh along with everyone else.
This is the dumb stuff we’re supposed to do, not burning down buildings.
Fuller is on his feet as the four boys curtsy, holding their skirts to the side. He smiles as he approaches, but it’s easy to see the irritation on his face.
“All right, the fun’s over,” Fuller says. “Five minutes left, so hurry up.”
Luce and I jump up, knowing this is our chance, leaving the boys chatting to some guys on the team.
We make our way to Fuller’s office with the supplies in my bag. He always walks around the field for the last few minutes of lunchtime, after checking the cafeteria. It wouldn’t surprise me if he sits out on his porch watching his neighbors.
We easily slip past the secretaries as they dash to the staff room for their iced coffee fix.
Luce giggles as I look over my shoulder, palm resting on the handle of Fuller’s door.
“Go,” I say, pushing the door open and slipping inside.
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- Publisher : Delacorte Press (May 7, 2024)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 368 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0593704061
- ISBN-13 : 978-0593704066
- Reading age : 15+ years, from customers
- Lexile measure : HL610L
- Grade level : 7 - 9
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.78 x 8.19 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #11,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Senior year of high school and the classic senior pranks are a go! Only in this small town there's a certain family who has control over everything. . . A family that has their final son graduating this year and no one refuses a senior dare from a Wilder! If you do, then be prepared to go down and possibly never get into college!
Marley and her friends get caught in multiple dares one changing everything for the group! Soon Marley is questioning her future, and the fate of her friendships are being tested. Tensions are high and the truth of their actions is threatening to come to light. She should have just refused that dare!
"We'll forever be those people we morphed into. There's no going back."
I love listening to audiobooks as I do things around the house. I specifically love mystery, thrillers, suspense, etc. I enjoyed the narration of this book and the suspense that was given. Natasha's books have so many twists and the endings. . . As another reviewer stated, "iconic"! You think you have it all figured out until the final few paragraphs flip the script!
Coming from a small town I completely related to Marley! Especially the influential family that could do no wrong. We had a couple in my hometown. . . They could break dress code rules and not get sent home amongst other things. The Wilders are similar only they're getting side eyes from the law, but instead of further discipline it's little slaps on the wrist. Power and money backing up the family name.
Marley's just ready to walk the stage and move onto the next part of her life! But her and her friends need to pass one final hurtle or hurtles. Rhett Wilder is about to graduate and he's not slacking on the tradition of senior pranks turned dares.
I love how with Natasha's books we get to see how traumatic experiences and secrets can either make or break a group. Whether the group is comprised of strangers or longtime friends. The psychology behind all of it is fascinating and watching how the characters progress through the story. I so loved how one character thought they had another all figured out. Sometimes knowing everything about another can be your downfall. . .
This is a YA genre thriller. There's some language and gore, but not over the top. Scary moments, heart pounding scenes, and understanding the anxiety of the FMC. We only have Marley's POV which was interesting and enjoyable. We get to feel her emotions and how the course of events is affecting her mentally and emotionally. Violence, gaslighting, manipulation, and de*ths. There are couples within the book, but the PDA scenes stay within the YA genre.
I love Natasha's works and I have to say "The Island" is my favorite! I will continue to be a fan of her books and the endings that can leave your mind blank and you utterly speechless! The ending to this book had me laughing and stating "wow".
Enjoy the senior prank gone wrong and don't forget to give the author some stars!
5/10 I waited for this book for to long & had high hopes it would keep me gasping like the rest of her books . I’m not saying it’s horrible bc it did have a good line of events , however no character has enough detail for me to be able to picture them in my head to “read like watching a movie” . & if you know her endings they are “iconic” & this ending didn’t leave me like the rest did. so this book is my least favorite so far . But as a whole this author is 10/10 this book just wasn’t it .
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2024
5/10 I waited for this book for to long & had high hopes it would keep me gasping like the rest of her books . I’m not saying it’s horrible bc it did have a good line of events , however no character has enough detail for me to be able to picture them in my head to “read like watching a movie” . & if you know her endings they are “iconic” & this ending didn’t leave me like the rest did. so this book is my least favorite so far . But as a whole this author is 10/10 this book just wasn’t it .
As Jessica predicted, things take a turn for the worse. Now, she and her four friends are tied together forever by a dark secret. Will one of them tell? Or will this secret stay with them?
This was a fun YA thriller that kept me guessing until the last minute. I absolutely loved the ending. It just seemed like the perfect way to end things. So don’t give up, the ending is amazing. For me I knocked this up a half star and am rounding up my rating just based on it alone. I did struggle to get into this one, there were a lot of characters. This was a plot-based book, with little character development. I think that a little more time could have been given to getting to know who was who, especially for the main characters, but it still worked. I loved that the entire book seemed dark and moody, it matched the image of the cover perfectly. I do think for a YA Thriller this one was really farfetched. For me it is hard to believe that something like this would happen. While yes, it is fiction, I like to be able to relate in any way to a book, and this book was a struggle. I also found the characters a little annoying at times, but I quickly remembered that they are teenagers and that is normal.
Overall, this book was fun and kept me guessing and I would recommend it to those who enjoy farfetched YA Thrillers.
As senior year comes to an end, the traditional senior dares are only just beginning. It starts off innocently enough - ducks in the pool, balloons in the office etc - for Marley and her friends (Atlas, Lucia and Jesse). But when Jesse accepts a dare to drive a dangerous stretch of road at night with no headlights, things go from innocent fun to deadly. Now, the four friends are bound by a terrible secret. Not only could it change their future, but it could tear them apart.
This was a fun Young Adult Thriller! The concept appealed to me (maybe because I have recently spent some time working in high school - lol) and I could relate to the main characters. I’m far past high school age myself, but I remember the days of just wanting to fit in and not be left out. So I could relate a lot to Marley in that aspect. My heart went out to her as she tried to determine the right thing to do, even if it meant upending her life and alienating her friends. Majorly driven by the plot, the storyline did have a slower pace at some points but once the action started, it kept me guessing! I wasn’t sure how this was going to end, but the major twist was one I was not expecting at all! Phoebe Strole brought this perfectly to life on audio.
This was the first book I read by this author but it won’t be the last! “The Dare” is out NOW! This review will be shared to my instagram blog (@books_by_the_bottle) shortly :)