Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan - Restarting April 17th 2018

[Sarah Elizabeth]

“I’ve left some clues for you.
If you want them, turn the page.
If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.”

So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?

Rachel Cohn and David Levithan have written a love story that will have readers perusing bookstore shelves, looking and longing for a love (and a red notebook) of their own.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan will be our Special Christmas-Themed Group Buddy Read for December 2014.

Please read at your own pace, and hide any spoilers ☺ You are welcome to join at any time during the month ☺

Happy Reading Everybody!

[Amy]

I've just ordered this book so I'll be joining in on this one! :)

[Tati]

I'll try to join!

[Tessa]

I'll join as well :).

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Glad you enjoyed it Isela ☺

[Amy]

I started this early because I just got it in the post.

Chapter three is so funny (view spoiler)[ It was real good that Lily catched on that Dash isn't fond of Christmas. Dash feeling up Santa and all those kids freaking out literally made me laugh out loud. (hide spoiler)] I don't often do that. Love it so far.

[Amy]

Chapter eight (view spoiler)[ It's sad that they haven't realised that they are both lonely. They could have spent Christmas together. Lily is taking all this disappointment well, I'd be so miserable if I was left on my own for Christmas. (hide spoiler)]

[Amy]

(view spoiler)[ Well, I actually prefer my own company but I think everyone has this idea of Christmas being a time to spend with family. Maybe I will try it one year.

Hmm, yeah they are both definitely trying to hide how miserable they are. What I meant was, I wish they would just let each other know that they are lonely haha. I do think Lily was disappointed but I would have been so much more livid than she was. Haha. (hide spoiler)]

[Melek]

I got too curious to wait till the 15th, so I'm starting as well. :)

[Melek]

14% done: (view spoiler)[I'm not dying to keep reading, but it's fun to watch (read?) them put each other in weird situations. I mean, that Santa scene? Ouch.
A part of me feels like I'm not going to like Lily though. Don't know why yet. (hide spoiler)]

[Amy]

Melek (view spoiler)[ The Santa scene was so funny. I thought what Lily did in that chapter was very well thought out. :) (hide spoiler)]

[Melek]

Amy wrote: "Melek [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Haha yes, definitely :D But the amount of people Lily can employ around starts to annoy me. She proved herself to be a badass planner, but I can't really give her credit for it. :/ (hide spoiler)]

[Melek]

After a looooong break, I'm continuing to read. On %40 and not having fun.

[Melek]

47% done: (view spoiler)[Noooooooooooooo! :(( (hide spoiler)]

[Melek]

67% done: (view spoiler)[I feel like crying. :/ I'm glad that it changed from oh-so-fluffy to at least a little bitter though, I'm liking it better now. But still, I'm sad for their crushed dreams. (hide spoiler)]

[Melek]

96% done: (view spoiler)[Gotta admit, I felt sad when I couldn't find The Speakeasy Urban Dickshun-yary on Goodreads. Or Google. (hide spoiler)]

[Melek]

Done. I'll wait until you guys finish it to say anything.

[Amy]

I got confused by how they know so many people to help with the 'Dares' too.

Chapter 15 (view spoiler)[ So, I've only read the first sentence of this chapter so far. He slept with Sofia?? Oh dear. At least we know he only did it because meeting Lily didn't go well. (hide spoiler)]

[Amy]

Oh okay, they didn't never mind haha.

[Amy]

The end

(view spoiler)[ I felt like the ending was a little of a let down. I'm not sure why. Maybe because they only just met and I wanted more of a build up in their relationship. I did think theyy were awesome characters though. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I can't sleep!

Chapter 1 (view spoiler)[ he hates Christmas? ☹ (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Chapter 1 (view spoiler)[ what a strange collection of books to be caught with! And then he bought them?! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Chapter 2 (view spoiler)[ why leave him a Christmas film when he said not to? What will the grinch do with a copy of 'miracle on 34th street'? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Chapter 3 (view spoiler)[ I really dislike Dash. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

14% (view spoiler)[ as if his mother could possibly have 'dropped' her shopping list under a pillow. are you kidding me? and that santa is sick in the head. (hide spoiler)]

19% (view spoiler)[ a stapler who falls in love with a piece of paper? really? (hide spoiler)]

20% (view spoiler)[ boomer is crude. (hide spoiler)]

Got this on text-to-speech, and I'm not sure how much more i can bear to listen too. I'm not really liking this. Dash is an eejit.

[Abi]

Will be starting in a bit.

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "14% [spoilers removed]

19% [spoilers removed]

20% [spoilers removed]

Got this on text-to-speech, and I'm not sure how much more i can bear to listen too. I'm not really liking this. Dash is an e..."

That doesn't sound good!

[Abi]

Chapter 1 - I'm kind of bored already. :(

[Sarah Elizabeth]

yep.

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "Chapter 3 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I'm not a fan either. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "14% [spoilers removed]

19% [spoilers removed]

20% [spoilers removed]

Got this on text-to-speech, and I'm not sure how much more i can bear to listen too. I'm not really liking this. Dash is an e..."

(view spoiler)[ Santa was so dodgy! (hide spoiler)]

[Melek]

Apparently I'm not the only one who didn't really like this book. I'm sorry for all of us, but I can't lie, I'm also feeling a little better.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

ha ha! I'm glad you feel better! It's always nice when you find you aren't the only person to not like something ;)

[Marla]

I am on my way to the library and I thought I'd pop in and see if anyone started this and what they thought...I gotta say that I'm torn as to whether I'm going to read this or not. The last thing I need is another mediocre book that I don't feel like reading :D

[Melek]

It's not mediocre, but I don't recommend reading it unless you have time to waste. :D

[Sarah Elizabeth]

and if people who really don't like Christmas irritate you as well, I also wouldn't bother.

[Amy]

I wouldn't say it's not worth anyone's time, you may love it! Plus, I don't see three stars as a particularly bad rating. I really liked Dash (I know most of you don't) so it does have a few pros in my opinion anyway.

[Melek]

I liked Dash better actually. Lily was the one I couldn't tolerate. :/

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I couldn't stand Dash. He's the sort of character I want to punch.

[Melek]

Why? :(

[Amy]

Yay, good to know Malek! Why did you like him? :) I thought he was cynical and a know it all but I find that relatable to some extent. Lily was just to over the top unbelievable and I felt she was trying to fit in to much (view spoiler)[ Like when she went off with that guy (can't think of his name) and she got drunk with him. She didn't even know him, he could of grown up to be a murderer for all she knew. (hide spoiler)] I thought that was sooo stupid. No wonder Dash didn't want to know her at that point.

Sorry about my Lily rant haha.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Melek wrote: "Why? :("

He just said things that weren't funny and didn't go down well. I hated the way he was such a grinch about christmas, and he generally just irritated me. I had the book on text-to-speech and I kept finding myself talking back to the kindle because Dash would do something annoying. (view spoiler)[ I also thought his story about his mother 'losing' a shopping list underneath a pillow to be really lame. (hide spoiler)]

[Melek]

Well, for starters, I have a soft spot on know-it-all assholes and let's face it, this pretty much sums him up. :D Another thing, I just had to find something to like about the book, so while I didn't like anyone or anything too much, I have less negative feelings about Dash. :D
And yes, it was extremely stupid of Lily to just go out drinking with that guy. I don't think he could be that bad to be honest -I'm commenting on the murderer part-, but he was a SOB nonetheless. Common sense says no.

[Melek]

Sarah wrote: "Melek wrote: "Why? :("

He just said things that weren't funny and didn't go down well. I hated the way he was such a grinch about christmas, and he generally just irritated me. I had the book on t..."

Yeah, that part along with many more was very lame and stupid. The book wasn't very well-written anyway, so I stopped blaming Dash at one point and got angry with the writer instead. :D

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I don't have much patience at the moment and having Dash on text-to-speech was obviously a mistake!

[Melek]

I would agree with that :D any recommendation on having whom on text-to-speech? I have a final tomorrow that I don't wanna study, so I need someone :D

[Abi]

I wasn't a fan of Dash either.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I quite liked the Katie McGarry books on text-to-speech.

[Melek]

Well, I made the mistake of reading Pushing the Limits, no way I'm touching any other books of hers. :/ It was full of annoying characters.