Dare to Risk

The premise of this book’s plot line, is usually catnip to me - but for some reason, Dare to Risk fell short in a few areas. The story felt very clunky - things didn’t unfold, instead they were told or the reader had to make assumptions, which didn’t end up very consistent. I really wanted to love the characters, especially Kaden, but they all felt very surface-level for the most part and there was a whole lot of insta-love action happening (three times, in fact).

With a few tweaks that hopefully are expanded on in the next installment, the book could be great. For example, there was absolutely no need for the characters to play truth or dare four or five times - it felt lazy, like the reader needed to uncover something so instead of telling the story or having it unfold, they played a “truth” game. It’s still unclear to me why Bran hated the farm in the first place - it was never fully explained except on a surface level, and that was a critical component of the book.

I rated this as three stars because even with the above flaws, I liked the book and wanted to find out how it ended. I laughed out loud at certain points, which was a nice change of pace and I felt like there was something amazing, just under the surface.

Review Copy provided by Dreamspinner Press in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed by Mel from Alpha Book Club.