Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares is by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan is the first of the Dash & Lily series.

“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.”

 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.


The Breakdown:
1. Cohn and Levithan's book is a fun filled book of Christmas spirit and discovering the person who understands you. I loved the whole mood of the book. Christmas time in New York seems like such a magical time.  This book was an excellent book to start the Holiday season.

2. I adored the characters of this book. Lily with her enduring innocence that should be in a teenage girl.  Her Christmas spirit and joy for life was infectious. She was the perfect compliment to Dash's jaded view of the world. I like that Dash, despite coming off jaded, still has a big heart.  He is loyal to his friends, like Boomer, and he definitely has a great sense of adventure given that he takes up Lily's notebook and starts the dares to begin with.

3. Their adventure was fun and quick to read.  Lots of interesting places and people introduced through out the book, including Macy's at Christmas, Dash's friends, and Lily's quirky family.  Plus, quite the scene when Dash and Lily meet in Washington Square Park involving a giant dog and baby catching.  Worth the read for that alone.

To Read or Not to Read:
Read because everyone needs a good book full of Christmas Spirit.