Name: Dash and Lily's Book of Dares
ISBN: 9781848453548

David Levithan

Rachel Cohn

At the urge of her lucky-in-love brother, sixteen-year-old Lily has left a red notebook full of dares on her favourite bookshop shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept. Curious, snarky Dash isn't one to back down from a challenge - and the 'Book of Dares' is the perfect distraction he's been looking for. As they send each other on a scavenger hunt across Manhattan, they're falling for each other on paper. But finding out if their real selves share their on-page chemistry could be their biggest dare yet.

Dash and Lily's Book of Dares

ReadwithZanariah 

No word is too grand or too infinitesimal to be considered

One of the failures of cellular communication is that tiredness often comes across as sadness.

jana 

I wish I could remember the moment when I was a kid and I discovered that the letters linked into words, and that the words linked to real things. What a revelation that must have been. We don’t have the words for it, since we hadn’t yet learned the words. It must have been astonishing, to be given the key to the kingdom and see it turn in our hands so easily.

I didn’t want to tell Lily that I felt we’d all been duped by Plato and the idea of a soulmate. Just in case it turned out that she was mine.

Told in the alternating voices of Dash and Lily, two sixteen-year-olds carry on a wintry scavenger hunt at Christmas-time in New York, neither knowing quite what--or who--they will find.

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

anna

This was such a cute and fun book to read. Although also a bit emotional at some point. A great book to get in the Christmas spirit. I loved the premise of the book and it did not disappoint. It's also a super-fast read! (it just took me two weeks to finish it because I was reading other books).

I wanted to read it before watching the tv show and although the show is quite different, it's still a nice adaptation. I loved both!

Annika Arguemore

Words cannot define how much this book amazed me with its exquisite flow, inspiring choice of words, interesting characters and basically the whole story altogether. I loved it. Every single bit of this delectable prose.

Fluff fluff fluff. I decided to read this one after the emotional damage that was The Song of Achilles and it helped.

Dash and Lily. They're the type of people I would'nt mind to be friends with because you know they're so weird but fun?? They're so annoying at times and this book seems unrealistic but I find them so cute especially at the last chapter. Oh the fluff. With that train station and bookstore scene. Dash you made me blush. 

New York in a snowy Christmas season? Yes please. Old books and old movies references? Yes please. I really love the festive atmosphere it created it made me feel so giddy.

It seems Disney would do in one of their movies or another teenage movies you would put if you just want to chill so grab this book if you're up into simple reads. Enjoy!

Ally

3.5? I watched the Netflix adaptation first and was surprised to see how similar the two are. I was in. a small reading rut at the beginning of the novel, which lead to my dislike, buttttt the middle was cute (there I go again with calling books cute). I just didn't fall for them as much as I should've for a ya contemporary romance

Samantha gust 

I loved this I loved the adventures and being able to stay anonymous. Getting to know each other with out being able to judge the person for how they look. I went and watched the whole Netflix series right after I finished this and will definitely reread maybe this Christmas. There were parts I was like no no no I canttttt and then I was like yesssssss it was a roller coaster i didn’t wanna get off

Melissa Palmer

Book #137 Read in 2016
Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

A reader has to love a book that is set partially in The Strand, one of NYC's famous bookstores. Lily leaves a red notebook there for someone to find and Dash is that someone. The two begin a written communication and book of dares that eventually leads them to meet. Will they begin a friendship? A romance? Both? A nice YA Christmas-time romance book that I highly recommend to high school and adult readers alike. I borrowed this book from the public library and the sequel is on its way to the library for me.

In a story told in the alternating voices of Dash and Lily, two sixteen-year-olds carry on a wintry scavenger hunt at Christmastime in New York, neither knowing quite what--or who--they will find.

Lauren Grey

The premise of this book is intriguing and makes you want to go out and strategically place your own notebook around town in hopes some cute boy picks it up. At the beginning I really liked this book. It was cute and witty, but as it continued it became more and more far-fetched.

First, I have decided that these are not normal sixteen year olds. I was sixteen a few years ago and felt that I was a bit more mature than either of them seemed to be, but they also over thought everything. I liked Dash from the start, but Lily got on my nerves. She seemed sort of whiny and babyish.

Dash’s ideas to do in a bookstore were really interesting. He claims that sometimes he goes to the bookstore and tackles a single letter by checking out all the authors that begin with that letter or a single section/genre or a certain color. I really want to try that one day when I have tons of time to kill.

Like I said, the characters were extremely interesting and not like anyone I have ever met in real life, but I do respect the term: frequaintance- which is a person who is somewhere between a friend and acquaintance. I am definitely going to be stealing this word.

I understand that the whole idea was far-fetched, but it just became more and more to the point that I grew bored with how unreasonable the story got. I didn’t really love the ending, but was glad to get there. Honestly, it was a cute book, but I am not quite sure I understood where all the hype was coming from. Perhaps if I was younger I would have liked it more.

Krystyna 

I really enjoyed this book. The setting takes place in NYC during Christmas and New Years. It is a very cute book. Dash and Lily are adorable characters. Also, I loved how much they were into books and the whole red moleskin notebook idea. Perfect book to read during December.

Manda

I have to say that the synopsis of this book pulled me in immediately. The fact that the story begins in a bookstore had me from the beginning. I absolutely adored this book. Dash and Lily live in my world, and not just the one inside my head. They are avid readers, they live in this eclectic book store and they’re intelligent, witty characters. I knew that I would be very happy with this novel, and I was right.

First off, I completely 100% adore both Dash and Lily. I’m having a hard time picking which I like best, but if it came down to life and death I guess I’d have to say Dash. He is so witty and smart. Everything about his character is just perfect. I love that Cohn and Levithan have written such intelligent, wise teenagers. You don’t see this often in this genre and it was refreshing. I really loved Lily as well. I love how quirky she is and how ok she is with being different. I feel like if I could be best friends with two characters they would be Dash and Lily. I also really liked all of the secondary characters in this book, though to be honest, Boomer really annoyed me. I think that was the point, but I couldn’t work out how someone so dim could be best friends with someone like Dash. I guess it just shows how much of a good guy Dash is.

As far as setting goes, I love anything that takes place in New York. It just seems like you just get so many interesting scene choices in such an eclectic city. I loved everything about The Strand. I wish that I had a bookstore this amazing sounding that I could go hide away in. I loved that the employees fit so well with the feel of such an amazing sounding store. Everything that Cohn and Levithan put into their setting was perfect and I don’t think this book could have taken place anywhere else.

All in all, this was an amazing novel. I would recommend it to anyone who loves a smart, witty book with spark. I really love what Cohn and Levithan do together as writers and can’t wait to read more from them in the future.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through Netgalley.com. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

Joana da Silva

Just a cute holiday YA Rom-Com to get the Christmas spirit going. (Or just to pump my reading challenge because this is only 193 pages long eheheh.) This book proved to me yet again that I'm growing out of the YA genre. It was very cute and quirky, but Lily was just too self-conscious for me. I mean, she's against swearing and I have the mouth of a sailor.

A whirlwind romance from the New York Times bestselling authors of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, now a Netflix original 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.

Dash And Lily's Book Of Dares (Dash & Lily, Book 1)

A fun and cute Christmas read. A prefect start for Christmas. Simple and a delightful book.

A whirlwind romance from the New York Times bestselling authors of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, now a Netflix original series starring Austin Abrams and Midori Francis Lily left a red notebook full of challenges on her favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. Dash, in a bad mood during the holidays, happens to be the first guy to pick up the notebook and rise to its challenges. What follows is a whirlwind romance as Dash and Lily trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations all across New York City. But can their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions, or will their scavenger hunt end in a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares (Netflix Series Tie-In Edition)

brianna

Ivy X

This was an enjoyable Christmas break kind of book. However, I feel like I still don't know the characters very well and how they managed to get this whole process to work. It felt like it was up to chance for the majority of the book and they constantly let things up to chance in the book. It was enjoyable but I want more character depth.

Anna Bold

Out of the three collaborations between David Levithan and Rachel Cohn, this one is definitely my favorite. It is simple and sweet, and yet it is beautiful written and a ridiculously interesting narrative. I definitely recommend this for all.

Talia Dominguez 

hmmm well this book was interesting and it had me laughing! it was kind of boring in some parts though

Jantien 

** spoiler alert **
           Lord, I found Lily sooo obnoxious! I have watched the Netflix series last year around the holidays and loved it, so I have gifted myself the books for Christmas eve. 
It is not the same.
Lily sounds like she’s 12 years old and I can’t stand it. Dash on the other hand, seems to be an actual good guy. 
The only holiday themed book I read this year, and definitely not the best choice I could have made.

I honestly think the TV show added more depth and magic, but overall, I really enjoyed the book as well and would recommend it as a light, fun holiday read.

Shannon Leigh Williams

This book was adorable!

I honestly think the TV show added more depth and magic, but overall, I really enjoyed the book as well and would recommend it as a light, fun holiday read.

Ines Budich 

One of the best stories I've read this year! 

Lots of people suggested this to me (you know who you are), and I'm really grateful to them. 
To begin with, a lot of things hooked me. Right at the beginning, my attention was immediately grabbed by the fact that our main protagonists are avid readers. The plot of adventure in the city and all those secret places was exciting and fun. It made me want to go on an adventure myself. The dual pov also worked very well, as well as the setting. I found it very fun and ingenious.


At the first chapters where they are introduced, I found them trying too hard to sound pretentious or ... smart (?) and I felt like they tried to hard, even if I adore a smart and well-versed guy. Anyway, Dash and Lily made up to it because they completely charmed me off my feet. I felt like I was talking to them right then and there, and they were kind of surprising but adorable. I absolutely loved those kinds of characters. Dash is the kind of guy you do not want to approach for help  hence the nickname Snarl and he is unexpectedly deep and bookish. Lily is the girl-next-door living a good, safe life. 

I loved the idea of riddles and challenges in Christmas-time Manhattan, although of course, it is unrealistic and has about 0.5 % chance of actually happening to anyone, but that's what books are for. I loved the opening, where Dash finds the Book of Dares in a book store. Their connection through prose and poetry is lonely yet romantic, even through their vast differences. They are both witty, and Dash was absolutely disarming with his banter. Although they have different goals, they dream the same dreams deep down inside.

Filled with fun and failed challenges, get ready to fall in love with this book.

One of the best stories I've read this year! 

Lots of people suggested this to me (you know who you are), and I'm really grateful to them. 
To begin with, a lot of things hooked me. Right at the beginning, my attention was immediately grabbed by the fact that our main protagonists are avid readers. The plot of adventure in the city and all those secret places was exciting and fun. It made me want to go on an adventure myself. The dual pov also worked very well, as well as the setting. I found it very fun and ingenious.


At the first chapters where they are introduced, I found them trying too hard to sound pretentious or ... smart (?) and I felt like they tried to hard, even if I adore a smart and well-versed guy. Anyway, Dash and Lily made up to it because they completely charmed me off my feet. I felt like I was talking to them right then and there, and they were kind of surprising but adorable. I absolutely loved those kinds of characters. Dash is the kind of guy you do not want to approach for help (view spoiler)[ hence the nickname Snarl (hide spoiler)] and he is unexpectedly deep and bookish. Lily is the girl-next-door living a good, safe life. 

I loved the idea of riddles and challenges in Christmas-time Manhattan, although of course, it is unrealistic and has about 0.5 % chance of actually happening to anyone, but that's what books are for. I loved the opening, where Dash finds the Book of Dares in a book store. Their connection through prose and poetry is lonely yet romantic, even through their vast differences. They are both witty, and Dash was absolutely disarming with his banter. Although they have different goals, they dream the same dreams deep down inside.

Filled with fun and failed challenges, get ready to fall in love with this book.

Jude Moon

this was so cute and sweet and witty!!! i LOVED their relationship 😔😔😔😔

Now a Netflix original series starring Austin Abrams and Midori Francis! A whirlwind holiday season romance from the New York Times bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. “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.” 16-year-old Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on her favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. Dash, in a bad mood during the holidays, happens to be the first guy to pick up the notebook and rise to its challenges. What follows is a whirlwind romance as Dash and Lily trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations all across New York City. But can their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions, or will their scavenger hunt end in a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions? Co-written by Rachel Cohn (GINGERBREAD) and David Levithan, co-author of WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON with John Green (THE FAULT IN OUR STARS), DASH & LILY'S BOOK OF DARES is a love story that will have readers scouring bookstore shelves, looking and longing for a love (and a red notebook) of their own.

Emelie

1,5owls..

Ugh, this book was so boring! And i Didnt like the writing style for Lily!

Olivia Mitchell

Caterina P.

Twenty eleven seems to be the year for horrible writers, I have suffered through scattered plots, careless word choice, and horrible grammar. I know your thinking I'm a hypocrite, I am horrible at grammar; but I don't have an editor like most authors and I am not published. So I am not a hypocrite. You must be expecting me to rip Rachel Cohn and her novel Dash & Lily's Book of Dares to pieces after that introduction, am I right? Of Course I'm Right, but reader you are wrong! Dash and Lily's Book of Dares has rescued Twenty eleven, this novel is wonderfully written (except for a few grammar and word choice possibilities). Dash, a sixteen year old boy who stumbles across an enchanting notebook. He is a bookish boy, truthfully a boy after my own heart, he loves words and loves to read. Lily, is a charismatic, Christmas loving, bouncy teenage girl seeking adventure. Lily leaves the notebook in a local bookstore hoping a boy would come along and play her "game". Dash finds the notebook, intrigued, he follows the instructions. Little did he know, this game would take him on a journey that will help Lily and him find their true selves and maybe even find love. 


On a scale of Stephenie Meyer to J.K Rowling I'd say Rachel Cohn is a Christopher Paolini. 

If you don't know my scale here it is 
J.K Rowling, author of Harry Potter Series(Being the greatest)
Christopher Paolini, Author of the Inheritance Cycle (Exceptionally Good)
John Green, Author of Looking for Alaska and others (Really good)
Meg Cabot, Author of How to be Popular, and others (Sloppy but okay)
Lauren Myracle, Author of TTYL(I couldn't think of anything and there is no plot. BAD. Really Bad.)
Stephenie Meyer, Author of Twilight "Saga" (ALL AROUND DREADFUL)

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