Teen Review

The Dare

By Natasha Preston

At Marley’s town the high school does a truth or dare game. At first the dares are simple like egging a house, sparkle bombs, and moving the principal's car, but becomes more dangerous like stealing a watch, camping all by yourself, and even driving in the dark. Marley and her friends, assigned to a drive in the dark at high speed come across an incident that they agree to cover up so they can still go to college, but someone knows their secret. It’s only a matter of time before someone breaks…

The story was good with suspenseful storytelling and a plot twist I never saw coming. I recommend this to anyone who likes murder mysteries with a twist.

The Dare is a 2025-2026 North Star YA Award Nominee.  

4.8 Stars