Nerve
Nerve, by Jeanne Ryan
Blurb:When Vee is picked to be a player in NERVE, an anonymous game of dares broadcast live online, she discovers that the game knows her. They tempt her with prizes taken from her ThisIsMe page and team her up with the perfect boy, sizzling-hot Ian. At first it's exhilarating--Vee and Ian's fans cheer them on to riskier dares with higher stakes. But the game takes a twisted turn when they're directed to a secret location with five other players for the Grand Prize round. Suddenly they're playing all or nothing, with their lives on the line. Just how far will Vee go before she loses NERVE.I had very mixed feelings about this book, mostly because I just found it very juvenile. Yes, I know it's a YA book, but still...I can understand why the dares were all very childish to begin with, because then it could escalate, however, I just didn't enjoy it. I found myself rolling my eyes a lot and muttering to myself. I think most of that comes from the fact that I couldn't identify with the main character either; Vee just wasn't the type of girl I can sympathise with. I understood Ian's reason for joining NERVE, however, Vee was just so shallow. Again, I suppose this was done so that her character could develop and yes, by the end she was a half-way decent character, but the fact that I couldn't mesh with her from the beginning put me off.Despite that though, the last half of this book was very good. All the while they were in that room I was hooked - I literally couldn't put the book down as I waited to see what would happen next. I loved the psychological side of this book and the mind games. It's also interesting - and scary - when you think how fast things can get out of control. Like Vee says at one point, it starts with baby steps.So, like I said, mixed feelings. I basically picked this book up because I loved the cover and I got the film for my birthday, but wanted to read the book first. Now I can watch the film and see how it compares.
Blurb:When Vee is picked to be a player in NERVE, an anonymous game of dares broadcast live online, she discovers that the game knows her. They tempt her with prizes taken from her ThisIsMe page and team her up with the perfect boy, sizzling-hot Ian. At first it's exhilarating--Vee and Ian's fans cheer them on to riskier dares with higher stakes. But the game takes a twisted turn when they're directed to a secret location with five other players for the Grand Prize round. Suddenly they're playing all or nothing, with their lives on the line. Just how far will Vee go before she loses NERVE.I had very mixed feelings about this book, mostly because I just found it very juvenile. Yes, I know it's a YA book, but still...I can understand why the dares were all very childish to begin with, because then it could escalate, however, I just didn't enjoy it. I found myself rolling my eyes a lot and muttering to myself. I think most of that comes from the fact that I couldn't identify with the main character either; Vee just wasn't the type of girl I can sympathise with. I understood Ian's reason for joining NERVE, however, Vee was just so shallow. Again, I suppose this was done so that her character could develop and yes, by the end she was a half-way decent character, but the fact that I couldn't mesh with her from the beginning put me off.Despite that though, the last half of this book was very good. All the while they were in that room I was hooked - I literally couldn't put the book down as I waited to see what would happen next. I loved the psychological side of this book and the mind games. It's also interesting - and scary - when you think how fast things can get out of control. Like Vee says at one point, it starts with baby steps.So, like I said, mixed feelings. I basically picked this book up because I loved the cover and I got the film for my birthday, but wanted to read the book first. Now I can watch the film and see how it compares.
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