It was full of hilarity, wit, love and introspection. I wasnt expecting to like the characters so much, or for them to be witty, or for the story to be so honest and smart. It was announced that this would be the first of two new collaborations. Dash and lilys book of dares book summary and study guide. Each chapter gives entertaining and insightful excursions into both of their lives and emotions. Dash and lily have two very distinct personalities, but yet they work together so well. The two main characters dash and lily are absolute book nerds, who pass a. 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. Dash and lily s book of dares is guaranteed to have you grinning from the first page and wondering why real life keeps getting in the way of allowing you to read straight through. The story unfolds in alternating viewpoint chapters narrated by dash and lily, two bookish, lonely teenagers living in new york city. Kicking off our month o love, heres a little christmas in july, a wintery romance to cool off to.
Dash and lilys book of dares the perpetual pageturner. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 260 pages and is available in hardcover format. Dash and lily netflix series ordered full cast list. Dash and lilys book of dares is a light read i completed it in an afternoon with a witty narrative that had me laughing many, many times. At the urge of her luckyinlove brother, sixteenyearold lily has left a red notebook full of dares. Although they did not pass the chapters back and forth in a red moleskine notebook, they did email them to each other without planning anything out beforehand. I loved the concept and i was eager to see where lily and dash would send each other next. In a way, i loved this book as just a nod to the nostalgic days of 20, and when i was still in the habit of reading seasonal books in their appropriate season. The notebook is full of clues that promise to be the beginning of an adventure. I felt myself yearning for a bit more explorationdepth at the end of each chapter. The youngadult novels, written by rachel cohn and david levithan, will serve as the inspiration for netflixs holidaythemed series.
Listening to david and rachel read this and talk about their writing process enhanced my reading experience. Levithans style, penchant for using the most fascinating words, and dash s dry sense of. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously. Dash and lilys book of dares is the story of two people who first meet on the pages of a red moleskin notebook. If you buy the book using that link, i will receive a small commission from the sale. Twelve days of dash and lily is an unexpected sequel to dash and lilys book of dares, one of the first books i remember reading when i first joined booktube. Dash isnt exactly a people person, but that doesnt mean he isnt looking for that special someone. Dash and lilys story begins when dash stumbles across lilys notebook, wedged on a shelf at his favourite bookstore, next to his favourite book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Dash and lilys book of dares by rachel cohn, david. Left alone in new york city during the holidays, dash and lily embark on a strange journey after one of them finds the others red notebook. Dash and lilys book of dares is the third collaboration between writers rachel cohn and david levithan.
The highly influential and much imitated david levithan and rachel cohn have changed the young adult genre in new, exciting ways always showcasing a world where glbt characters are as much a part of the tapestry as anything else is. Even though the premise is somewhat interesting and a lot of the themes explored will grab your attention. I didnt notice any big change of voice from chapter to chapter since rachel wrote lilys point of view and david wrote dash s, but it looks like is wrote by just one person. Dash and lilys book of dares rachel cohn and david levithan. It took me around new york in the busiest time of the year with dashs abhorrence versus lilys ecstasy for the holidays. This didnt seem like your average teen romance, and i was right. A scavenger hunt that takes place in wintertime new york. Dash is a teenage boy, who upon visiting his favorite book store, finds a scavenger hunt between the pages of one of his favorite book. If you dont, put the book back on the shelf, please. Are you one of those people who gets hooked on a book and cant put it down. Inside, he finds a list of things to do, if he dares, which of course, he does, and so their special correspondence begins. This post contains affiliate links you can use to purchase the book. The story switches between dash s and lily s point of view.