The Dare (Briar U, #4)

by Elle Kennedy

College was supposed to be my chance to get over my ugly-duckling complex and spread my wings. Instead, I wound up in a sorority full of mean girls. I already have a hard time fitting in, so when my Kappa Chi sisters issue the challenge, I can’t say no.

The dare: seduce the hottest new hockey player in the junior class.

Conor Edwards is a regular at Greek Row parties…and in Greek Row sorority beds. He’s the one you fall for before you learn that guys like him don’t give girls like me a second glance. Except Mr. Popular throws me for a loop—rather than laughing in my face, he does me a solid by letting me take him upstairs to pretend we’re getting busy.

Even crazier, now he wants to keep pretending. Turns out Conor loves games, and he thinks it’s fun to pull the wool over my frenemies’ eyes.

But resisting his easy charm and surfer-boy hotness is darn near impossible. Though I’m realizing there’s much more to Conor’s story than his fan club can see.

And the longer this silly ruse goes on, the greater the danger of it all blowing up in my face.

• ISBN10: 1777112133
• ISBN13: 9781777112134
• Publish Date: 6 July 2022 (first published 17 November 2020)
• Publish Status: Transferred
• Out of Print: 31 October 2023
• Publish Country: CA
• Imprint: Elle Kennedy
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 464
• Language: English

Reviews

[Linda]

4.5 stars
The Dare was a great story in one of my favorite universes (and universities). I loved Taylor, and I also loved her friend Sasha. Of course, Conor was a great character too - I especially enjoyed how he would stand up for what he thought was right.
Starting as a fake relationship, Taylor and Conor got to know each other before they even made out, and I loved the slow burn of the romance between them. They were both new to a real relationship, though, and Conor was keeping a dark (ish) secret from his past.
As always, Kennedy's writing was wonderful, and the full cast of characters in the novel were well fleshed out.

[thebookdisciple]

Great college romance with two characters who experience a lot of character development and tackle issues like body image, toxic friends, and bad decisions.

Trigger Warning: Taylor is the victim of a kind of revenge porn and she struggles as to how to handle the situation

Safety Gang: Conor and Taylor break up twice during the story. During the 2nd break up, Conor kisses another girl while heavily intoxicated

Full review on my blog The Book Disciple on release day!

[Cocktails and Books]

This review was originally posted on Cocktails and Books

Cocktails and Books received this book for free from Nina Bocci in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect our opinion of the book or the content of our review.Elle Kennedy does it again with this series. I loved the chemistry between Taylor and Conor. He saw through all of her insecurities and she helped him realize his worth. Their issues had them stumbling through the course of their relationship, but they definitely learned what was important to them and what they needed in a partner.